Overton v. Blake

This is a suit to quiet title to a narrow strip of land lying between plaintiffs’ and defendants’ property in Benton County, Oregon. Plaintiffs claim title to the disputed property by adverse possession. The trial court found for plaintiffs and defendants appeal. Plaintiffs cross-appeal from the trial court’s order disallowing several disbursements included in plaintiffs’ cost bill. Defendants contend that plaintiffs have not shown an adverse use of the property in question.

The land in question is an 830-foot strip which varies in width from 13 to 6 feet, and lies between plaintiffs’ and…