Garrett v. Lundgren

*25LEE, J.

This is a suit in equity to quiet title to five ten-acre parcels adjacent to property owned by plaintiff. Defendants counterclaimed in trespass for the rental value of the parcels. The court rendered a decree in favor of plaintiff, finding that adverse possession had been established for the requisite ten-year period. Defendants contend that plaintiff’s possession was not under claim of right or color of title for the requisite period because (1) he knew others held title to the parcels and paid taxes on them, and (2) he had not "owned” the land for ten years and could not tack on his…