Lieberfreund v. Gregory

Defendants appeal a judgment awarding plaintiff title to a strip of land that plaintiff claimed to have acquired by adverse possession. Defendants argue that plaintiff failed to establish the elements of adverse possession by clear and convincing evidence. On de novo review, Clark v. Ranchero Acres Water Co., 198 Or App 73, 75, 108 P3d 31 (2005), we affirm.

The parties own adjoining parcels in Shady Cove. Plaintiffs parcel lies to the north of defendants’. Both parcels are bound on the west by Crater Lake Highway and on the east by the Rogue River. The parties acquired their respective…