Section 10-909 - Proof of patented lands. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-909. Proof of patented lands.
 

(a)  Description in action at law.- 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)  Proof required.- 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. 

(c)  Acts of party.- Acts of exclusive user and ownership are admissible to prove possession. Actual evidence of enclosure is not necessary for this proof. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 75, §§ 11, 33; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1.]