Multiple choice

What is the most essential criterion of possession?

  1. Corpus or physical control

  2. A legal instrument

  3. Intention to hold

  4. Beneficial interest

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The intention to exclude others from the control of property is an essential element of factual possession. The intention to possess the property exclusively implies the intention to exclude all others including the true owner, whether known or unknown, to the adverse possessor.