What is the test for adverse possession of property?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from 1636539 Ontario Limited v. W. Bradfield Limited, 2007 CanLII 8013 (ON SC):

I find as a fact that the claim of the defendant fails on the second ground articulated in Teis v. Ancaster, supra alone. Whether adverse possession has been established is a question of fact and must be determined in light of the circumstances of the case.

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