SHIVELY PRESUMPTION

Shively presumption (shIv-lee). The doctrine that any prestatehood grant of public property does not include tidelands unless the grant specifically indicates otherwise. Shively v. Bowlby, 152 U.S. 1, 14 S.Ct. 548 (1894); United States v. Holt State Bank, 270 U.S. 49, 46 S.Ct. 197 (1926). See EQUAL-FOOTING DOCTRINE. [Cases: Navigable Waters 36(1). C.J.S. Navigable Waters […]