Blickenstaff v. Bromley

This appeal involves a set of circumstances which illustrates why the practice of the legal profession and the administration of the law are interesting.

Although there are quite a number of named appellants, the only issue presented for determination is whether appellants Charles L. Blickenstaff and his wife have acquired title by adverse possession to a small parcel of land consisting of about 0.1 of an acre (marked on the plat below with a large X).

In 1956, the appellees, Walter Bromley and his wife, purchased a 200-acre farm in Pondsville area of Washington County. At that time, the farm…