Legal Definitions - donation claim

A donation claim is a demand for money, property, or a legal remedy to which one asserts a right. It is a part of a complaint in a civil action specifying what relief the plaintiff asks for. It can also refer to a claim for ownership of land under a donation act or bounty-land warrant.

• A person donates land to a charity, but later changes their mind and wants it back. The charity makes a donation claim to assert their right to keep the land.
• A veteran makes a donation claim for ownership of land under a donation act or bounty-land warrant.

These examples illustrate how a donation claim is a demand for something that the claimant believes they have a right to. In the first example, the charity believes they have a right to keep the land that was donated to them. In the second example, the veteran believes they have a right to ownership of the land under the donation act or bounty-land warrant.