Schaumburg v. Heafey

NUGENT, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment of the trial court which dismissed their petition for ejectment and to quiet title, and which found that defendants had acquired title to the disputed property by adverse possession. On appeal, plaintiffs argue only that the defendants failed to prove the necessary element of hostility. We affirm.

In 1978, plaintiffs purchased a tract of land in Morgan County and had the land surveyed. They were informed that fences on both the eastern and western sides encroached upon the property.

The land to the east of the property had been…