J & M Land Co. v. First Union National Bank

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

This is an adverse possession case in which the Court must determine which of several statutes of limitations governs the claim. More broadly, this appeal requires us to reconcile the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:14-6 and -7 with N.J.S.A. 2A: 14-30 and N.J.S.A 2A:14-31 and to reconcile N.J.S.A 2A:14-6 and -7 with N.J.S.A. 2A:35-1. We hold that title does not vest in an adverse possessor until the passage of thirty or sixty years and that neither the adverse possessor nor the owner of record determines which statute controls. .

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First Union National…