DEER ISLAND ASSN. v. TROLLE


181 Conn. 201 (1980)

DEER ISLAND ASSOCIATION v. PEARL C. TROLLE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released June 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur T. Fattibene, with whom was David Snyder, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Charles F. Brower, for the appellee (defendant).

COTTER, C. J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, JS.


PARSKEY, J.

The central issue involved in this appeal is whether a strip of land ten feet wide owned by the plaintiff's predecessor in title was acquired by the defendant by adverse possession. The trial referee resolved this issue in favor of the defendant and the plaintiff has appealed.

"Title to realty held in fee by a state or any of its subdivisions for a public use cannot be acquired by adverse possession.... Adverse possession will run against a municipality...

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