Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Shively presumption
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 (1925). See EQUAL-FOOTING DOCTRINE.