Louisa County Conservation Board v. Malone

How courts have described this case

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• noting the burden on party claiming adverse possession is “clear and positive proof”
• “Although ‘mere use’ is insufficient to establish hostility or claim of right, certain acts, including substantial maintenance and improvement of the land, can support a claim of ownership and hostility to the true owner.” (Emphasis added.)
• “Although mere use is insufficient to establish hostility or claim of right, certain acts, including substantial maintenance and improvement of the land, 13 can support a claim of ownership and hostility to the true owner.” (cleaned up)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).