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adverse possession - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Leigh v Jack L owned land, sold some to J, intended to build street in future, J used Ls land for storage and fenced parts off, no dispossession, J knew of future use and no intention to intefere with it
      - PYE v UK
        
        overturned Leigh in England
        
        intention of true owner not relavent, if squatter aware of true owners psecial purpose that may effect question if squatter intended to posses at exclusion of owner
      - Irish Approach
        
        Cork Corporation v Lynch - HC
        
        bought land intended to use it to build ring road, used to store cars for 30 years, no adverse possession, not inconsistent with Cork Corporation
        
        followed Leigh
        
        didn't follow Leigh
        
        Durack v Considine HC
        
        exceeded permission to put 1 shed on, future intention of landlord, Leigh too broad - intention of squatter is what's important not of landlord - squatter intended to use at exclusion of others - dispossed
        
        Dunne v Iarnrod Eireann prefers Durack
        
        LRC - difficult and ambiguous - recommends - just needs to be inconsistent with title of true owner and not intention
        
        No SC decision just competing HC
      - Durack v Considine
    - - Murphy knowledge not important