WILLIAMS, J.
This case requires us to resolve the question whether a person's erroneous belief that property is publicly owned precludes him or her from claiming adverse use of that property for purposes of acquiring a prescriptive easement. We hold that adverse use must be established by the acts, not the subjective beliefs, of a claimant, and we accordingly affirm the Court of Appeals.
In 1966, respondent Shane Dunbar began building a residence on property...
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