Lindberg v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The finding is supported by a clear preponderance of the evidence. Between the respective owners of these lots from time to time, there was no hostile intent with respect to the use of the land, according to the evidence, until appellants purchased lot 4 shortly before this action was commenced. "The rule applicable to the case is stated in Snell v. Stelling, 83 Wash. 248 , 145 Pac. 466 , quoting from Devlin on Deeds, as follows: "`Where neither party intends to claim beyond the true line, possession, up to what is erroneously supposed to be the true dividing line between adjoining proprietors, will not work a disseisin in favor of either of any land occupied by him under such erroneous belief.' 2 Devlin, Deeds (2d ed.), p. 1457, § 1037.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 37 Wash. 2d 249 - Beck v. Loveland

2. “`neither the defendants nor their predecessors in interest have held adversely the land south of the said fence, claiming the same to be the true boundary line between Lots 3 and 4.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 37 Wash. 2d 249 - Beck v. Loveland