Scott v. Anderson-Tully Co.

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Herman Scott (Scott) filed suit seeking damages after Anderson-Tully Company removed timber from a twenty-acre parcel of land Scott claimed to own. Scott also sought to quiet and confirm title and to enjoin Anderson-Tully from entering the land. The chancellor dismissed Scott’s claim, finding that Anderson-Tully had acquired title to the twenty acres through adverse possession. Scott appeals, arguing the chancellor erred. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In 1925, brothers Stewart Scott Jr. and Willie Scott inherited an undivided…