Egli v. Troy

LARSON, Justice.

When these plaintiffs, the Eglis, discovered a home being built on land they thought was theirs, they brought an action against the parties building the house, the Troys, as well as other adjoining neighbors, the Ransons, who the Eglis claim were also asserting dominion over some of the Egli land. The Eglis’ action was brought under Iowa Code chapter 650 (1995) to establish ownership of the land by acquiescence.

The Troys and Ransons brought in their seller, Rosemary Greve, on a third-party petition asserting breach of a special warranty deed given to the Ransons (who later…