Bassett v. Nichols

In an action to compel the determination of a claim to real property, brought pursuant to article 15 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered August 19, 1964, after a nonjury trial, which dismissed the complaint and inter alia decreed that defendant, through adverse possession, is the owner in fee simple absolute of the property in dispute. Judgment affirmed, with costs. In our opinion, the record amply supports the finding that defendant and her family occupied the strip of land in dispute openly and…