Sec. 1. The right-of-way, air, light, or other easement from, in, upon, or over land owned by a person may not be acquired by another person by adverse use unless the use is uninterrupted for at least twenty (20) years.
Ind. Code § 32-23-1-1
Use for 20 years
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Romine v. Gagle (2003)
Most recently applied in Patricia M. Jones v. Von Hollow Association, Inc. (May 2018)
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
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