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BECK v. BECK

No. COA96-115.

481 S.E.2d 317 (1997)

Doris E. BECK, Petitioner, v. H. Clay BECK, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas, Ravenel, Hardy & Crihfield, L.L.P., by Robert D. Douglas, III, Greensboro, for petitioner appellant.

Cecil & Cecil, P.A., by Robert L. Cecil, High Point, for respondent appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether respondent, a tenant in common with petitioner, has ownership of the subject property by reason of the application of the doctrine of adverse possession. Petitioner petitioned the trial court for partition of the subject property pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 46-3 (1984). Respondent answered the petition and claimed ownership of the land by adverse possession. We hold that respondent actually ousted...

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