England v. Eaton

D.P. Marshall Jr., Judge.

This case is a dispute between adjoining landowners about who owns a strip of land. Although Linda Eaton (an absentee landlord) had actually held title to the disputed tract since 1986, Don England believed that the land was his. He had maintained and improved the strip since he bought his adjacent property in 1990. After England had the land surveyed and discovered that he did not own the disputed strip, he brought this adverse-possession suit. Eaton counterclaimed seeking ejectment and damages.

The circuit court, sitting as the trier of fact, split the disputed…