City of Augusta v. Allen

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff City of Augusta and defendants both claim title to a tract of land straddling Pleasant Hill Road in Augusta adjacent to the Chelsea town line. Defendant Guy R. Allen through his corporation, also a named defendant, claims title to the property by virtue of a 1980 quitclaim deed from Theron A. Fowles. The City of Augusta’s claim is based on its foreclosure of the lien levied for taxes assessed in 1957, when the same Fowles owned the property. When in late 1980 defendants entered the land and began preparations for a woodcutting operation, the City sued to…