Morton v. Zeigler
Charlottesville County Circuit Court
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Edward L. Hogshire
Plaintiff, Curtis L. Morton, alleges that Defendant, an adjacent property owner, Alexis L. Zeigler, attempted to place a fence on property that Plaintiff had acquired by adverse possession. Plaintiff has requested determination of true ownership, and Defendant filed a Demurrer and Motion to Dismiss, arguing that Plaintiffs adverse possession was nullified by mistake and acknowledgement and that Plaintiffs suit was barred by the statute of limitations. The issues having been fully briefed, the Court now makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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