Striefel v. Charles-Keyt-Leaman Partnership

[¶ 1] Joseph H. Striefel appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) in favor of Donna Brignull, Donald W. MacLeod III, and Martha M. Sikkema (collectively, “the MacLeods”) in Striefel’s action seeking a declaration of his rights in a strip of land. Striefel contends that: (1) the trial court applied the wrong standard of proof; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish the elements of adverse possession. We disagree, and affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] The dispute in issue pertains to a portion of an approximately twenty-foot-wide strip of land in…