Angus v. PJM Realty Trust

Hely, Charles J., J.

A. Introduction

The plaintiff claims that she has acquired ownership by adverse possession of a piece of land on the defendant’s lot. The case was tried to the court without a jury. Based on the more credible evidence and the reasonable inferences, the court finds that the plaintiff has not established that she has acquired ownership of the disputed area by adverse possession.

B. Adverse Possession Principles

A party claiming title to land through adverse possession “must establish actual, open, exclusive, and nonpermissive use for a continuous period of twenty years.” Totman…