Shanks v. HONSE

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

Leonard and Naomi Shanks, husband and wife, filed a petition claiming that they had acquired ownership by adverse possession of a portion of land (“the disputed property”) whose owner of record was their neighbor, Roger Honse. The petition asked the court to quiet title in the Shanks’ name, eject Mr. Honse from the disputed property, and award the Shanks money damages for Mr. Honse’s trespass. Mr. Honse counterclaimed, asking the court to confirm his ownership of the disputed property, eject the Shanks from it, and award him money damages for the Shanks’…