Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 310: Listen and Learn -- Adverse Possession
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Lake Meredith is a reservoir located about 30 miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. It was formed when the State of Texas built the Sanford Dam on the Canadian River in 1965. When the dam was completed the...more
State of Texas. V. Reimer et al. studied lawyer-nerdy questions of standing to bring a lawsuit and statutes of limitations as applied to inverse condemnation suits. Spoiler alert: To the chagrin of the landowners, waiting...more
Last week, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant 24-page opinion in David Tidwell, et al. v. Kenneth. M Goldsmith, et al., Record No. 0629-24-1 and Record No. 0666-24-1, in consolidated cases concerning the...more
Co-Author Jesse Long The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in an October 4th opinion an issue arising out of an adverse possession action. See Cozy Cove Marina, Inc. vs. Nelson Properties...more
Last week, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued an important opinion involving trespass and statutes of limitations. In Willems v. Batcheller, Record No. 0754-22-4, 2023 Va. App. LEXIS 524 (Ct. App. Va. Aug. 8, 2023), the...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about adverse possession, which is a commonly-tested issue in Real Property questions on law school exams. In this episode we discuss: >The elements of...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about adverse possession, which is a commonly-tested issue in Real Property questions on the bar exam. In this episode, we discuss: >The elements of adverse...more
In a recent post, I discussed three situations in which a debtor in bankruptcy might find itself dispossessed of assets that appeared to be property of the bankruptcy estate. This article expands on that general idea and...more
Repeal of Sunset of Twenty Year Statute of Limitations for Instruments under Seal - Currently instruments “under seal” enjoy a 20 year statute of limitation for enforcement versus the existing 4 year statute of limitation...more
In 2007, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held in Pottle v. Link, 187 N.C. App. 746, 654 S.E.2d 64 (2007), that actions to remove encroachments from an easement must be brought within six years of the encroachment being...more
The question of whose land and/or minerals is whose in West Virginia is as old as the Appalachian Mountains. When it comes to natural gas titles and possession, one must take heed. Adverse possession is a doctrine under...more