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Brown v. Gobble
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Brown v. Gobble | |
Court | West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals |
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Citation | |
Date decided | May 17, 1996 |
Facts
The Gobbles (defendants) purchased their land in West Virginia in April 1985.
Procedural History
The Browns sued the Gobbles in the Mercer County Circuit Court. The Browns win in the Circuit Court even though the Gobbles and their predecessors had presumed to own the disputed tract of land for numerous decades.
Issues
May a party claiming title to land by adverse possession tack the time that previous owners have possessed the land to the time the party (Gobbles) has possessed the land?
Holding
Yes. Adverse possession can ripen into clear title by tacking on the times of previous possessors.
Sequential possessors of land may tack their period of successive possession if they have privity with one another.Comments
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