Vanasdal v. Brinker

Plaintiff-appellee Paul Vanasdal and defendant-appellant, Ruth Brinker, own adjoining lots on North Market Street in Lodi. Ever since he bought the property in 1940, Vanas-dal has maintained a twenty-five-foot wide strip of land between the two lots in the mistaken belief that the property was his. The strip of land contains the driveway and sole access to his garage, as well as a flower garden, trees and bushes, which he has cared for. In 1982, Brinker had a survey done which purported to show that the strip of land actually was part of her property. In August 1983, Vanasdal filed suit to…