Atl. Coast Props., Inc. v. Saunders

DIETZ, Judge.

*211In the early 1920s, three children inherited their father's 14-acre tract of land in Currituck County. One of the siblings remained on the property throughout his life and his descendants continue to live on the property today. The other two siblings moved out of state. Over time, interest in the property passed through inheritance until two families *212each owned an undivided one-half interest in the property: the family still living on the Currituck County property and another family living out of state.

The two families did not keep in touch, and the out-of-state family never…