Welcome to Adverse Possession!

First, we’ll introduce the basic concept of adverse possession, and then we’ll survey the elements, using the (hopefully) helpful mnemonic CHOSE—you need possession that is Continuous; Hostile; Open and notorious; for the Statutory period; and Exclusive. See Jarvis v. Gillespie, 587 A.2d 981 (Vt. 1991) (hereinafter Jarvis) as reproduced in Bruce and Ely, infra, pp. 497-501; accord Chaplin v. Sanders, 676 P.2d 431 (Wa. 1984) (hereinafter Chaplin), as reproduced...