A large field, owned by a city, was used as a municipal park…
A large field, owned by a city, was used as a municipal parking lot for many years. When a new parking facility was constructed, the field was no longer used for that purpose. The city officially vacated the property, except for a small parcel of land at the easterly end of the field. The adjoining owner on both sides of the field fenced the parcel and cultivated it for a period of time in excess of the period required for adverse possession. A statute of the jurisdiction in which the field is located provides that real property interests can be lost by a municipality through adverse possession.In an appropriate action brought by the adjoining owner to establish his title to the parcel, which of the following must he establish if he is to prevail?