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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> John M. Riley III [mailto:JMR@witherspoonkelley.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 15, 2015 2:50 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Adverse possession taxes/assessments, improvements & attorney's fees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone litigated these issues or received a court decision regarding them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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