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Old 07-04-2006, 10:01 AM   #7
Mike P
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As far as I know, NJ has always adhered to the traditional rule that property rights end at the mean high water mark.

You may be thinking of NY, where the courts have held that a colonial document called the Donnegan Patent supercedes state law. Apparently, the Donnegan Patent grats title, or at least exclusive use, outwards from the land itself. It has been used by landowners along the north shore of LI to deny public access.

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