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Which theorist, in sections 96–98 of the fourth edition of Jurisprudence (1913), analyses corporeal…

Salmond explains corporeal possession through a mental element, animus, and a physical or objective element, corpus. The intention to claim exclusive use must be effectively…

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Which theorist, in sections 96–98 of the fourth edition of Jurisprudence (1913), analyses corporeal possession through the elements animus possidendi and corpus possessionis?

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Salmond explains corporeal possession through a mental element, animus, and a physical or objective element, corpus. The intention to claim exclusive use must be effectively realized in the surrounding facts; either element alone is insufficient.

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