Gammon v. Verrill
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the Court
DANA, Justice.
After separate trials on the issues of title and damages, Dale R. Verrill and Richard A. Tibbitts challenge the decision of the Superi- or Court (Oxford County, Alexander, J.) denying their claim of title to a disputed parcel by adverse possession or acquiescence. 1 By his cross-appeal Gammon challenges the sufficiency of the damages awarded by the jury in the Superior Court (Oxford County, Crowley, J.) and the denial of his motion for a new trial. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.
The party claiming title by acquiescence bears the burden of proof by clear and convincing…
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