§ 89-17-5. Prima facie abandonment.
In any suit brought by one claiming to be the owner of such property, proof that such property has been relinquished, deserted or left for a period of three years thereafter without effort to salve such property shall be prima facie evidence of the intention to abandon.
Sources: Codes, 1930, § 6525; 1942, § 1009; Laws, 1930, ch. 243.