Legal Opinion

Sorenson v. Knott

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided March 23, 1982No. 64009PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs appeal from trial court’s judgment against them in their action to quiet title. They assert trial court erred in awarding title to the disputed property to defendants because defendants wholly failed to prove adverse possession or acquiescence in a fence as a boundary line. They further argue that defendants’ claim to possession was barred by section 614.17, The Code. Plaintiffs also request attorneys fees and loss of crop profits as damages. We affirm.

Plaintiffs are the record owners of the property in dispute, but the defendants and their predecessors have been farming that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sille v. ShafferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. In Re the Marriage of WinegardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. Tesdell v. HanesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  4. Goulding v. ShonquistSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  5. Trimpl v. MeyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ollinger v. BennettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  2. Herrmann v. WoodellIdaho Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Drake v. ClaarCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1983
  4. Ashton v. BurkenCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1987
  5. James Liddiard v. Connie MikeshCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2020

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