Opinion ID: 2015956
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Text: Actual occupancy or possession is always involved in any claim to land by adverse possession. Thomas v. Flynn, 169 Neb. 458, 100 N.W.2d 37 (1959). See, also, Dartmouth College v. Rose, 172 Neb. 764, 112 N.W.2d 256 (1961). No particular act is required to establish actual possession. See Olson v. Fedde, 171 Neb. 704, 107 N.W.2d 663 (1961). Rather, the acts required depend upon the character of the land and the use that can reasonably be made of it. Nennemann v. Rebuck, 242 Neb. 604, 496 N.W.2d 467 (1993). See Saunders v. Rebuck, 242 Neb. 610, 496 N.W.2d 472 (1993). In the instant case, the land was residential in character. In 1965, the Wanhas constructed a sidewalk on and seeded the disputed property. The evidence indicated that from 1965 until 1975, no one other than the Wanhas used or maintained the property. This use and maintenance was not inconspicuous. It is not necessary that a party prove a complete enclosure or that he remain continuously on the land for the statutory period, but only that the land be used continuously for the purposes to which it was by its nature adapted. Jones v. Schmidt, 170 Neb. 351, 102 N.W.2d 640 (1960). We conclude that the Wanhas actually and continuously possessed the disputed property for a period of at least 10 years.