Krona v. Brett

Plaintiffs appeal from dismissal of an action to quiet title by adverse possession under the 10-year statute, RCW 7.28.010, to a tract of land 50 feet in length and 2.85 feet in width located between plaintiffs’ and defendant’s dwellings. The parties’ properties are adjoining rectangular lots, each approximately 50 by 60 feet. A home is constructed on each lot facing the western (street) boundary. When plaintiffs acquired their property in 1923, a wooden lattice fence extended from the eastern (rear) boundary to within approximately 13 feet of the street boundary, serving to separate their…