Terry v. Timmons

JOSEPH, J.,

Pro Tempore.

This case involves conflicting claims of title to a triangular tract of land comprising .67 acres. Plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants for trespass and asked for damages in the amount of $12,081 because defendants had cut down some trees on the tract. ORS 105.810. Defendants’ answer denied plaintiff’s allegations and alleged a countersuit to quiet title on the theory that they had acquired ownership by adverse possession. The trial court found for the defendants and quieted title in them. The issue is whether the evidence is sufficient to establish all of the…