The McKeags satisfied the first three requirements for adverse possession:
1. Their possession was actual and exclusive because they used the beach and prevented others from doing so, including the Finleys,
2. Their possession was open, visible, and notorious because they made improvements to the beach and regularly kept their belongings there.
3. Their possession was continuous and peaceable for the required ten years. They possessed the property for more than four decades, and they even kept a large float there during the winter months.
Nevertheless, the McKeags’ possession was not hostile and adverse, which is the fourth requirement. The Finleys had substantial evidence that they gave the McKeags permission to use the beach. Rather than