Legal Opinion
Ray v. Beacon Hudson Mountain Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1996PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
In determining whether the common-law requirement of "continuity of possession” has been met in an adverse possession claim to an estate in land, a court should consider not only the adverse possessor’s physical presence on the land but also the claimant’s other acts of dominion and control over the premises that would appropriately be undertaken by owners of properties of similar character, condition and location. Thus, we conclude that plaintiffs’ occupancy of the summer cottage in a now-defunct resort town for one month during the summer, coupled with their…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Belotti v. . BickhardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Brand v. PrinceNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Di Leo v. Pecksto Holding Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- City of New York v. Wilson & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Van Valkenburgh v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by108 opinions
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