Section 5-210 – ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES.
5-210. ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES. For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession, by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, judgment or decree, land is deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases only: (1) Where it has been protected by a substantial […]
Section 5-211 – POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS.
5-211. POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS. When the relation of landlord and tenant has existed between any persons, the possession of the tenant is deemed the possession of the landlord until the expiration of twenty (20) years from the termination of the tenancy, or, where there has been no written lease, until the expiration of […]
Section 5-212 – DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT.
5-212. DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT. The right of a person to the possession of real property is not impaired or affected by a descent cast in consequence of the death of a person in possession of such property. History: [(5-212) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 152; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4045; C.S., sec. 6605; […]
Section 5-201 – LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL.
5-201. LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL. Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter after the cause of action shall have accrued, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute. History: [(5-201) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 141; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4030; C.S., sec. 6594; I.C.A., sec. 5-201.]
Section 5-202 – ACTIONS BY STATE.
5-202. ACTIONS BY STATE. The people of this state will not sue any person for or in respect to any real property or the issues or profits thereof, by reason of the right or title of the people to the same, unless: 1. Such right or title shall have accrued within ten (10) years before […]
Section 5-203 – ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY.
5-203. ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY. No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, can be maintained, unless it appears that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property in question within twenty (20) years before the commencement of the action; and […]