Peters v. Staubitz

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

In this appeal, we decide whether the trial court, following a remand from the Court of Appeals, correctly applied the law in determining that the claimant acquired the disputed property by adverse possession.

Elmer V. Staubitz (appellee/claimant) acquired title to lot 232 located at Whitehall Beach in Anne Arundel County in 1955. Richard L. Peters (appellant/record owner) is the present owner of lot 233 at Whitehall Beach. 1 Lot 233 is adjoined on the east by lot 232. Both lots 232 and 233 are bound on the north by Red Cedar Road and on the south by the Whitehall River.

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