List of earls. This is a list of present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
The right to possession which may reside in one man, while another has the actual possession, being the right to enter and turn out such actual occupant; e. p., the right of a disseisee. An apparent right of possession is one which may be defeated by a better; an actual right of possession, one which wlll stand the test against all opponents. 2 Bl. Comm. 196.
Squatters often try to make a claim of adverse possession. Adverse possession is also known as squatter's rights.. It is a means of acquiring title to real property that is legally valid, even against the interest of the true owner. Laws pertaining to adverse possession differ by state and are strictly enforced.hat is Adverse Possession. Adverse possession is obtained by the open and obvious possession of real property, to the exclusion of the true owner. It must be continuous over a period of time.