Stevens v. Fike

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

This is an action for trespass involving title to 23 acres of mountainous land.

The plaintiff, Gr. D. Stevens, showed record title to a tract of approximately 50 acres which embraced the 23 acres in controversy running back to 1910, but he relied on adverse possession. The defendant, James Pike, also showed record title and denied the plaintiff’s adverse possession. The 23 acres composed the south part of the 50 acre tract. There was once a dwelling on the north 27 acres, occupied by the plaintiff’s predecessor, and perhaps a tenant. It…