Adverse possession
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Hughes v Cork
Possessory title — Paper title remaining with one owner — Land purportedly sold to plaintiff — Plaintiff acting as owner throughout limitation period — Whether plaintiff’s belief that he was…
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Marsden v Miller and others
Elements in adverse possession — Unoccupied land between two properties — User by occupiers on both sides for diverse purposes — Plaintiff erecting fence and claiming ownership by adverse possession…
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Ellis v Lambeth London Borough Council
Plaintiff occupying defendant’s property – Plaintiff failing to complete and return community charge forms sent to property – Plaintiff claiming adverse possession – Judge upholding plaintiff’s claim – Representation by…
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Morrice v Evans and another
Use of plot for 12 years — Protest on behalf of paper title owner — Whether owner discontinued possession or was dispossessed — Whether claimants in adverse possession for 12…
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Markfield Investments Ltd v Evans
Respondent having continuous and exclusive occupation of land – Owner bringing action against respondent – Action dismissed for want of prosecution – Appellant as subsequent owner of land bringing action…
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Maddern and another v Atkins
Boundary dispute — River running between two properties — Hedge to north of river — Respondents establishing paper title to whole river bed — Cornish hedge held to be party…
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Green and another v Wheatley
Parties owning adjoining land – Defendant building garage – Claimants claming paper title to disputed land – Defendant claiming adverse possession – Whether intention to possess an appropriate degree of…
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Pulleyn v Hall Aggregates (Thames Valley) Ltd
Possessory title — Plaintiff purchasing land — Adjoining land acquired by another by adverse possession — Plaintiff claiming to have succeeded to that adjoining land — Plaintiff relying on possessory…
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PP 2002/45
Reeling from a judgment in favour of a squatter, it is not unknown for an embittered paper owner to talk of the Limitation Act 1980 in terms of legalised theft.
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PP 2002/32
Q About 25 years ago, the owner of a neighbouring riding school pulled down an old barn that backed onto our goods yard, leaving a space that we have used…
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PP 2001/35
Q Some 25 years ago, my company took a 20-year lease of a warehouse belonging to a family trust. In the sixth year of the lease, we built some garages…