Hamilton Hauling, Inc. v. Sleyster

KENNEDY, Presiding Judge.

Hamilton Hauling, Inc., brought this action to recover from Duren N. “Skip” Sley-ster the possession of a one-acre tract of land approximately 100 feet east and west by 400 feet north and south lying west of Manchester Trafficway and east of the Kansas City Southern Railroad line in Independence, Missouri. Hamilton Hauling, Inc., was the holder of record legal title to the tract, but the trial court determined that title thereto had been acquired by Avenue Auto Wrecking, Inc., by adverse possession, and rendered judgment for Sley-ster. Hamilton Hauling has appealed.

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