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June 20, 1912
Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Michigan City, Ind., a jury awards Mrs. Drusille Carr title to 157 acres near Gary worth $235,500 via 20 years' adverse possession, defeating defendants' 1838 government title; she occupied it as a squatter in a bungalow.
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SQUATTER $235,000 RICHER
His 20 Years' Occupancy of Land Held to Be as Good as a Deed.
Michigan City, Ind., June 19.—After a trial lasting three weeks a jury of the Superior Court returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Drusille Carr of Lake County, Ind., against Mrs. Rose Hitt, Arza Hitt, W. W. Hall and Mrs. Mary B. Mathews, giving Mrs. Carr title to 157 acres of land near Gary, Ind., worth $235,500, by virtue of adverse possession for more than twenty years.
The defendants claimed the property by title from the Government in 1838 and alleged that they had paid all taxes.
Mrs. Carr had done no act indicating ownership other than to occupy intermittently in a bungalow, the land as a squatter near the Lake Michigan shore.
His 20 Years' Occupancy of Land Held to Be as Good as a Deed.
Michigan City, Ind., June 19.—After a trial lasting three weeks a jury of the Superior Court returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Drusille Carr of Lake County, Ind., against Mrs. Rose Hitt, Arza Hitt, W. W. Hall and Mrs. Mary B. Mathews, giving Mrs. Carr title to 157 acres of land near Gary, Ind., worth $235,500, by virtue of adverse possession for more than twenty years.
The defendants claimed the property by title from the Government in 1838 and alleged that they had paid all taxes.
Mrs. Carr had done no act indicating ownership other than to occupy intermittently in a bungalow, the land as a squatter near the Lake Michigan shore.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Adverse Possession
Squatter Rights
Land Title Dispute
Court Verdict
Gary Indiana
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Drusille Carr
Mrs. Rose Hitt
Arza Hitt
W. W. Hall
Mrs. Mary B. Mathews
Where did it happen?
Near Gary, Ind., Near The Lake Michigan Shore
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Drusille Carr
Mrs. Rose Hitt
Arza Hitt
W. W. Hall
Mrs. Mary B. Mathews
Location
Near Gary, Ind., Near The Lake Michigan Shore
Event Date
June 19
Story Details
A jury verdict gives Mrs. Drusille Carr of Lake County, Ind., title to 157 acres of land worth $235,500 by adverse possession for over twenty years, against defendants claiming title from the Government in 1838 who had paid taxes; Mrs. Carr occupied the land intermittently in a bungalow as a squatter.