Prince v. Duvergee
District Court, Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the CourtHastie, Judge
The plaintiff, a grandson of the long deceased record owner of a parcel of land, having inherited an undivided interest in the fee, seeks in this action to establish title to the entire estate by adverse possession as against other heirs who may claim to be cotenants. Our statute, upon which he relies, provides that:
“The uninterrupted, exclusive, actual, physical, adverse, continuous notorious possession of real property under color and claim of title for fifteen years or more shall be. conclusively presumed to give title thereto except as against the Government;” Code (1921), Title III,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burns v. ByrneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Manchester v. DoddridgeIndiana Supreme Court · 1852
- Oglesby v. HollisterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
- Susquehanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad & Coal Co. v. QuickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
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