Joiner v. Janssen

Plaintiffs, Hobart and Catherine Joiner, brought suit to quiet title to a strip of land 14 feet wide adjacent to the east line of their residential lot in the village of Tiskilwa, claiming title by adverse possession under the 20-year statute of limitations (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 1). The rough diagram appearing below will assist in an understanding of the facts.

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The portion of the east 14 feet of lot 206 claimed by the plaintiffs is marked with horizontal lines. The driveway which circles the defendants’ house on lot 11 is marked with dotted lines.

The defendants,…