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· 6/15/1989

ITT Rayonier, Inc. v. Bell

Citations

  • 774 P.2d 6
  • 112 Wash. 2d 754

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that, “use alone does not necessarily constitute possession. The ultimate test is the exercise of dominion over the land in a manner consistent with actions a true owner would take.”
  • the test of adverse use is whether the party claiming adverse possession exercised dominion over the land as a true owner would
  • the test of adverse use is whether the party claiming adverse possession exercised dominion over the land as a true owner would

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Judges: Pearson, Callow, Utter, Brachtenbach, Dolliver, Dore, Andersen, Smith

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