Pierce v. Kelly’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““The change of possession necessary to overcome and rebut this presumption (of fraud) must be actual, and not merely constructive or legal; it must be effected in a way calculated to give notice to the public that there has been a change in the ownership or control of the property; and a mere constructive possession, or one taken by words and inspection, will not satisfy the statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dose v. Beatie