§ 10-909. Patented lands
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MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-909
§ 10-909. Patented lands
(a) Patented land is not required to be stated by the patented name in a declaration in an action at law. It may be described by abuttals, course and distance, or a name by which it was acquired. The description shall be certain enough to identify the land.
(b) When title of patented land is questioned, a party is not required to prove that the land was patented. A patent shall be presumed in favor of the party showing a title otherwise good.
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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Formerly Art. 75, §§ 11, 33.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-909, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 10-909
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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