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77 N.H. 603

94 A 200

Urch v. Rand

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided May 4, 1915

Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1915-05-04

Trespass quare dausum. Trial by the court. Transferred from the October term, 1913, of the superior court by Branch, J., on the plaintiff’s exception to an order of nonsuit.

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Decided 1915-05-04

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Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently February 1996

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Parsons, C. J.

¶1 The plaintiff’s evidence tends to prove his possession of the tract of flats upon which the defendant trespassed. Possession is sufficient evidence of the right of possession in issue in trespass quare clausum, in the absence of proof of title in the defendant. The facts, if established, that the premises may be entirely covered by tidewater and that the plaintiff does not own the adjoining upland, do not conclusively controvert the plaintiff’s possession or establish the defendant’s title.

¶2 Exception sustained.

All concurred.
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