Applebey v. Lenschow

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Steven and Melode Applebey, appeal from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict in favor of defendant, Willard Lenschow, in plaintiffs’ action, wherein they sought damages for trespass by defendant, and also appeal from the judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury on defendant’s affirmative defense which found that he was owner of the disputed land by adverse possession. Plaintiffs contend defendant failed to properly plead and prove ownership of the disputed land by adverse possession and did not establish the…