Newkirk v. Porter

The single question presented by this appeal is whether the plaintiff made out a prima facie case of title by adverse possession to the' disputed strip of land.

In tbis jurisdiction title to land may be acquired by the requisite acts of adverse possession (1) under color of title for a period of 7 years, G.S. 1-38, or (2) under claim of right, without color of title, for a period of 20 years, G.S. 1-40. See 1 Am. Jur., Adverse Possession, Section 185.

In either case, in order to bar the true owner of land from recovering it from an occupant in adverse possession, the possession relied on must…