McGuiness v. Lester

Plaintiff brought this action to quiet his title to a strip of land of which he holds the record title but which is in the possession of the defendant Jane Lester and within her inclosure, they being the respective owners of adjoining parcels of land. The defendant William Lester filed a disclaimer and Jane Lester will be referred to as the defendant. Henry McGuiness will be referred to as the plaintiff. Judgment was entered in favor of the defendant and the plaintiff has appealed.

In the year 1917 the Pacific Improvement Company owned a tract of land near the town of Dunsmuir, containing 80…