Gangle v. Spiry

[¶ 1.] Gary Gangle brought an action to quiet title to real property owned by A. William Spiry (Spiry) and Patricia M. Spiry, as trustees of the A. William Spiry 2012 Irrevocable Trust, under a claim of adverse possession. Spiry opposed Gangle's adverse-possession claim on the basis that Gangle and his predecessor in interest occupied the disputed property with Spiry's consent. Spiry also filed a counterclaim against Gangle to quiet title to an adjacent property under a claim of adverse possession; however, Spiry voluntarily dismissed the counterclaim before trial. After conducting a bench…