Accessio definition

Accessio means joining together of two things that belonged to two different owners in such a manner that one thing lost its identity by being joined to the other. Separate ownership over both things was no longer possible.52 This situation can be seen as the same as one where building material has been joined with the plot of land. To avoid this problem the Swiss workmen are entitled to the creation of a mortgage registered to secure the right over their property if they have supplied material and labour or labour alone (Article 837 (3) Swiss Civil Code). Furthermore, one could