Martin v. Hinnen

Foth, C.J.:

This is a boundary dispute between the owners of two adjacent sections of Butler county pasture land. Russell Martin, the plaintiff, owns section 8, the eastern section. Ralph Hinnen, the original defendant, owned section 7 immediately to the west of plaintiff’s section at the time this quiet title suit was filed. He died during the pendency of the action and his executors were substituted as defendants. Defendants counterclaimed to quiet their title to the disputed strip of land and for damages. The trial court found title to be in defendants but denied the damage claim. Plaintiff…