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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Property<\/a> >>>> Tenancy<\/a> >>>> Possession<\/a>\u00a0>>>> Adverse Possession<\/a><\/span> >>>> Essential Elements of an Adverse Possession Claim<\/a>:<\/span>
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actual possession<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n(16c.)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Physical occupancy or control over property.\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>aka\u00a0possession in fact<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Substantial possession, possession in fact, sometimes referred to as by the foot or pedis possession. \u00a0the term is also used by some authorities in referring to the possession of one part of a large tract by possession in fact of the other part, where the occupant claims the whole as a right and there is substantial evidence of the boundaries of the entire larger tract, although other authorities refer to this type of possession by actual occupancy of another part as constructive possession. 42 Am J1st Prop\u00a0\u00a7 42<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Actual possession is an essential of adverse possession<\/a><\/span><\/span>. \u00a0As such it means possession in fact, effected by actual entry upon the premises, and actual occupancy such as to indicate his exclusive ownership. 3 Am J2d Adv P\u00a0\u00a7 13<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Actual occupancy of property and dominion over it; possession in fact as opposed to possession in law.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

possession in fact<\/span> – Actual possession so called possession in deed: \u2014 an actual and ous occupancy or exercise of full dominion.\u00a0 This may be either, first, an occupancy of\u00a0the whole that is in possession, Whth l o d called pedis pos essio, and may be call d ttal possessnon, or, second, an 0 up thereof in the name of the whol , w t suthcxent evidence of the bound of t h is claimed as one cut: e y and t c\u00a0<\/span>are such that the law e e ds th\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>part that is occupied 1 th b Prep \u00a7 42 p<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Tenth<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>with<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Pronunciations<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Legal<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Assistant<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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