Sille v. Shaffer

HARRIS, Justice.

This is a boundary dispute between owners of adjoining town lots. The question is whether the plaintiff acquired title to the disputed tract either by acquiescence or by adverse possession. The trial court held not, that the title remained with defendant title holder. We think plaintiff established her claim of title by acquiescence and, hence, reverse the trial court.

Defendant, Ray Shaffer, formerly owned most of block 76 in the town of Monroe, Iowa. In 1956 defendant sold to plaintiff, Henrietta Sille, a 66 by 120 foot tract upon which the plaintiff built a home. Soon after…