A thing which has no owner. A thing which has been abandoned by its owner is as much res nullius as if it had never belonged to any one. 2. The first possessor of such a thing becomes the owner, res nullius fit primi occupantis.
A thing which has no owner. A thing which has been abandoned by its owner is as much res nullius as if it had never belonged to any one. 2. The first possessor of such a thing becomes the owner, res nullius fit primi occupantis.