Word of the day	Author
Appurtenance Something that, although detached, stands as part of another thing. Typically referred to in reference to property, where an item such as a garage or dock or backyard falls within the land rights of another owner. This item however is more important to someone who is not the landowner, but may own an adjacent property. The word is derived from from the word appertains. In Cohen v Whitcomb, the Supreme Court of Minnesota (1919 142 Minn 20) adopted this definition of an appurtenance: "That which belongs to something else. Something annexed to another thing more worthy."	Administrator