Ewald v. Horenberger

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff sued defendant claiming ownership of certain property which she allegedly acquired by adverse possession. After trial, the court found for defendants. Plaintiff appeals this finding.

Plaintiff’s mother and father owned several parcels of real estate in Lake County, Illinois. A triangular portion of this property, parcels 2,3,4 and 5, lies between Illinois Routes 59A and Charadon Road in Freemont Township. This appeal concerns the ownership of parcel 4.

In March of 1918, after the death of plaintiff’s father,…