Legal Opinion
Watts v. Watts
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 19, 2003PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Howard and Sandra Watts (Howard) appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Hjelm, J.) that 33 M.R.S.A. § 465 (1999) does not vest them with ownership of a disputed parcel of land and that Franklin and Mildred Watts (Franklin) own the disputed property. The court also found that neither party committed trespass. We agree that section 465 does not vest Howard with ownership of the property and affirm the judgment in all respects.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The Wattses are neighbors in Med-way, Maine. They contest the ownership of a lot created when the Town of…
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