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hostile possession:
(1812)
1. Possession asserted against the claims of all others, especially the record owner. [1]
1. Possession of land under a claim of an exclusive right thereto, thereby denying the right of any other person. An open and notorious possession of such a character that a claim of ownership inconsistent with the existence of a right on the part of any other person is unquestionably to be inferred. 3 Am J2d Adv P § 34.
Ill will, malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure are not essential characteristics of hostile possession. Brewer v Brewer, 238 NC 607, 78 SE2d 719, 40 ALR2d 763. [2]
1. Owning property that is legally owned by another party. [3]
1. See adverse possession. [4]
References:
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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4
[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931
[3]: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed. Online: https://thelawdictionary.org/hostile-possession/
[4]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition
by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.
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