Marathon Petroleum Co. v. Colonial Motel Properties, Inc.

BAKER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Plaintiff-appellant, Marathon Petroleum Company f/k/a Marathon Oil Company and the Ohio Oil Company (Marathon), appeals a judgment awarding defendant-appellee, Colonial Motel Properties, Inc. and United Family Properties, Inc. (Colonial), title to certain real estate by adverse possession.

We affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

This case involves a dispute over a .27 acre tract of land forming a common boundary between two contiguous tracts of land, one owned by Colonial and one owned by Marathon. On April 18, 1962, the Colonial Corporation, 1 conveyed a .867 acre…