It is the principle of law that a person who has been in long and continuous possession can protect the…

Kothari recognizes that long, continuous possession can support an injunction against a person who cannot establish a better right, with the true owner’s superior title excepted. This does not authorize even a true owner to use force: possession must be recovered through lawful process. The statement expresses the ordinary possessory protection.

Current law: The principle continues; title and the requirement of lawful repossession must be kept distinct.