Andrew and Margaret Wilson erected a fence in what they thought was the yard of their Durham, North Carolina, home in 1957 . In doing so, they inadvertently enclosed a small triangular piece, no bigger than 15 feet at its widest, of the adjoining landowner's property. In 1980, Carl Pearce and his wife Wanda bought the property adjacent to that of the Wilsons and claimed the triangular shaped
property belonged to them. A dispute arose as to who owned the property and a lawsuit ensued. By what law may the Wilsons have established rights to the triangular-shaped piece assuming that they do not possess deeded rights?
a. Adverse possession c. Accession
b. Fee simple d. Easement
A
You might also like to view...
The governor's veto power is almost absolute because _____
a. the legislature often adjourns before the governor has had time to act on a bill b. the Texas Constitution makes the governor very strong c. the legislature has no procedure to override the governor's veto d. checks and balances are nonexistent e. the presiding officers of the legislature have little power
The study of the characteristics of populations is known as __________
a. demography b. geography c. political science d. population studies
In 2015, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to:
a. Allow the justices to vote for their chief justice rather than have the most senior justice serve as chief. b. Replace partisan elections with merit selection as the primary means of selecting justices to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. c. Reduce the pay of state judges. d. Impose a mandatory retirement age for judges in the state.
The key to a candidate's media campaign is __________
a. news management b. fundraising c. negative campaigning d. finding the right message