Attorneys for Montgomery County and a Chevy Chase resident battled Thursday before Maryland’s high court over who owns a section of property that lies along the path intended for a proposed Purple Line light-rail system between Bethesda and New Carrollton.

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In a case that reads like a property law exam, Maryland’s top court has unanimously held that a person can acquire woodland property by adverse possession but only if  he or she makes an improvement to the land. The Court ...

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Did the trial court err by finding that appellees acquired title by adverse possession to a platted road, that the use of the road was limited to marina access and that nearby residents had not acquired a prescriptive easement for use of the road?

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In a suit to quiet title by adverse possession, did the circuit court (1) err in granting summary judgment to plaintiff, and abuse its discretion in (2) denying defense's motion for a continuance to obtain counsel or (3) denying defense's motion to alter or amend?

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