KEMPNER v. AETNA HOSE, HOOK & LADDER CO.


394 A.2d 238 (1978)

Herbert KEMPNER and Carol Kempner, Plaintiffs, v. AETNA HOSE, HOOK & LADDER COMPANY, Newark, Delaware, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided October 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Snellenburg, II, Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

Richard S. McCann, Newark, for defendant.


HARTNETT, Vice Chancellor.

The issue presented in this matter is whether title to real estate may be acquired as the result of the adverse possession of real property owned by a municipality and used for public purposes.

Plaintiffs (Kempners) seek to require defendant (Aetna) to remove a fence which it has erected which partially blocks the Kempners' access to their lands. The Kempners' claim is based on an alleged...

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