Loss of easement by abandonment or nonuse

An easement may be lost by abandonment or forfeited by nonuse if the abandonment or nonuse continues for a term sufficient to raise the presumption of release or abandonment. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3068; Civil Code 1910, § 3644; Code 1933, § 85-1403. History of Section. This Code section is derived from the decision in Winham, King & Aldridge v. McGuire, 51 Ga. 578 (1874).