Summary: An adverse possession claim must show substantial compliance with the elements of control, intent, notice, and payment of taxes for a period of ten years.
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Adverse Possession
Summary: The Doctrine of Title by Acquiescence applies when owners of adjoining property, in the absence of fraud, (1) agree to establish a boundary line and (2) improve their...
Summary: An adverse possessor of a parcel must show all elements of adverse possession for ten or more years and must also pay the taxes.
Henry v. Liebner...
Summary: A party cannot establish color of title under Section 13-110 of the Limitations Act (735 ILCS 5-13-110) based on the fact that it paid property taxes for 7 years, if the...
Summary: Landowners and a power company disputed a strip of land where a railroad was constructed many years earlier. The landowners' claims that under federal law, the strip of...
Summary: Occasional use by others can defeat the element of "control" in adverse possession claims, especially if there are no attempts to exclude persons from the land or stop...
Summary: An action to quiet the title of property where the state will be named a defendant must be brought in the court of claims.
Township of Jubilee v State of...
Summary: Subjective intent is relevant in an adverse possession claim to rebut the presumption of hostility that arises when all other elements of adverse possession are satisfied...
EDITOR’S NOTE: See Wilcox v Estate of Hines (Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2014) for the most current decision.
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