Benefield v. Swords

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Milton and Claylene Benefield sought to quiet title to small strips of land along the southern boundary of their property. They also sought damages from a person hired by an adjacent landowner to clear these lands. The lower court confirmed title based on the legal descriptions in the Benefields’ deeds but dismissed all claims to the additional strips because of the absence of a usable legal description to the irregular-shaped tracts. We find error in that resolution.

¶ 2. Substantial evidence of adverse possession of additional acreage was introduced. The…