Averett v. Utah County Drainage District No. 1

BILLINGS, Judge:

Appellants, William and Marie Averett, appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their action to quiet title through adverse possession to two acres of land. The trial court determined respondent, the Drainage District, held the land for public use and, therefore, the Averetts could not acquire title by adverse possession. Alternatively, the trial court concluded the Averetts failed to prove they had acquired title by adverse possession. We affirm.

The Drainage District was established pursuant to state statute on November 4, 1918. During 1919 and 1920, the Drainage District…