NRS 11.100

Possession presumed in legal owner unless adversely held

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Triplett v. David H. Fulstone Co. (1993)

Most recently applied in 664 F. Supp. 2d 1174 - Dayton Valley Investors, LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad (October 2009)

[1911 CPA § 13; RL § 4955; NCL § 8512]

In every action for the recovery of real property, or the possession thereof, the person establishing a legal title to the premises shall be presumed to have been possessed thereof within the time prescribed by law; and the occupation of such premises by any other person shall be deemed to have been under and in subordination to the legal title, unless it shall appear:

1. That is has been protected by a substantial enclosure; or

2. That it has been cultivated or improved in accordance with the usual and ordinary methods of husbandry.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.