Lacy (D) owned land which Halpern (P) claimed by adverse possession. After refusal by D to allow P to purchase the land, P bulldozed it, cleared it and included it in his yard ever since. The jury found for D and awarded D damages for slander of title and trespass and for the expenses of litigation. P appealed.

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