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· 11/16/1898

Waters v. Snouffer

Citations

  • 88 Md. 391
  • 41 A. 785
  • 1898 Md. LEXIS 204

Syllabus

<p>Right of Way — Adverse Possession — Evidence.</p> <p>When one party uses a road over another’s land whenever he sees fit without asking • leave, that does not constitute an adverse use, but such use in order to create a right of way-must be continuous, exclusive and uninterrupted for a period of twenty years.</p> <p>Where the question is as to the existence of a private right of way by an adverse user, a witness may be asked as to the convenience of using the way in question in going to certain places.</p>

Judges: Boyd, Bryan, Fowler, McSherry, Pearce, Roberts

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