| Court: | US Supreme Court |
| Facts: | A complex series of transactions leads to Burnet buying some property from Symmes, who couldn't really be selling it. |
| Posture: | Appeal from an act of ejectment. |
| Issue: | Are the facts sufficient to establish adverse possession? |
| Holding: | Yes. |
| Rule: | All we need are visible and notorious acts of ownership. |
| Reasoning: | For 21 years, this guy acted like he owned it: removing sand and gravel, etc. |
| Dicta: | |