What is the test for constructive possession of land?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pacific Coal & Transportation Co. v. Pioneer Mining Co., 205 F. 577 (9th Cir. 1913):
'The constructive possession of land is always in the holder of the best title, unless he has renounced it; and this constructive possession can never be ousted by anything less than an actual possession maintained for the necessary period.' 1 Cyc. 982.
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