Nguyen v. Conner

Plaintiffs Nguyen and Vu, who are husband and wife, brought an action to quiet title to a ten-foot-wide strip of real property to which defendant holds title. The trial court found plaintiffs to be the owners of the strip of property through adverse possession. Defendant appeals, raising two assignments of error, both of which challenge the trial court’s ruling in favor of plaintiffs on their claim for adverse possession. We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and reverse.

The strip of land in question runs along the southerly lot line of defendant’s property. Since defendant first acquired his…