28-01-11. Acts constituting adverse possession not based upon a written instrument

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28-01-11. Acts constituting adverse possession not based upon a written instrument

For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by a person claiming title not

founded upon a written instrument nor upon a judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to

have been possessed and occupied only in the following cases:

1. When it has been protected by a substantial enclosure; or

2. When it has been usually cultivated or improved.

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