Property and matrimonial regimes
A widow’s usufruct and possession as owner
The issue and the court’s approach
The court distinguished possession under co-ownership and usufruct from exclusive possession as owner. Managing land or paying expenses did not, in this case, establish unequivocal exclusion of the other owners sufficient to acquire the entire property by adverse possession.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 1591/2026 · Appeal 2156/2022 · 2026-10-08
Original explanatory note based on the official Civil Chamber weekly summary. This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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