Willner v. Frey

The appellants, Marguerite and Michael Willner, brought this action in federal court after losing a portion of their real property in adverse possession litigation in state court. The district court dismissed the Willners’ complaint, holding that it did not have jurisdiction as a result of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. We affirm.

I

In 1989 the Willners acquired title to approximately eleven acres along the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 2002 the Willners’ neighbor, Eugene Leggett, brought an ejectment action pursuant to Va.Code § 8.01-236 in the Fairfax County Circuit Court…