Devins v. Borough of Bogota

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

The primary issue on this appeal is whether adverse possession should apply to municipally-owned property not dedicated to or used for a public purpose. Ruling that adverse possession should not so apply, the Appellate Division affirmed the Chan- eery Division’s grant of summary judgment for the municipality, Borough of Bogota (“the Borough” or “Bogota”). 237 N.J.Super. 596, 568 A.2d 903 (1989). We granted the petition for certification of plaintiffs-appellants, James J. Devins and Mary J. Devins, his wife, 121 N.J. 603, 583 A.2d 307 (1990),…