Young Kee Kim v. Douval Corp.

This appeal arises out of a motion for judgment seeking ejectment and a counterclaim alleging adverse possession. Plaintiff Young Kee Kim sought to eject the defendant Douval Corporation, d/b/a Wash Fair (Douval), from a 414 square-foot tract of real estate owned by Kim and located in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. In its counterclaim, Douval asserted that it had acquired title to the disputed parcel by virtue of its actual, hostile, exclusive, visible, and continuous use and possession of the property for more than 15 years. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Kim and awarded…