Assuming that McLean can state a successful claim for adverse possession, you just don’t do that to you neighbor, even an absentee neighbor.
One would think that a respected judge, who has witnessed the sad pagentry of litigation play out in his courtroom for years, would understand this, and would understand why people are upset.
It’s not about legal rights. It’s about doing what is right.
I don’t know if what happened is even legal—a true case of adverse possession? I know Caplis (although not a property attorney) was questioning the legality of it—definitely questioning the morality of it.