Norton v. Addie’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"[S]tarting at a point which Mr. Addie considers to be the southwest corner of the southeast quarter (SE ¼) of the southeast quarter (SE ¼) of Sec. 16, then run approximately 114' north to a fence that has been in place since 1904 and maintained by the Nortons, then approximately 1320' east along this fence, then south approximately 158' then west approximately 1358' to the point of beginning."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 337 So. 2d 432 - Norton v. Addie

2. “sufficient to overcome other evidence in the record which shows Norton did not consider himself to be in undisturbed possession of this disputed area.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 337 So. 2d 432 - Norton v. Addie