Underhill v. Mattson

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Ron Underhill appeals the circuit court’s denial of his claims for quiet title and conversion in relation to a garage located on his land. The circuit court denied these claims after determining that Carmen Walton and Rocky and Barbara Mattson (collectively, “Defendants”) acquired the garage and a small area of land surrounding it (collectively, “the Property”) 1 through adverse possession. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] This suit involves several properties located along Taylor Avenue in Deadwood, South Dakota: Lots 8A, 59, 60, and 61 of Block…