Timber Service Co. v. Ellis

Plaintiff initiated this action to quiet title in a disputed parcel of land and to obtain damages for timber trespass. Defendant asserted a counterclaim of adverse possession of the disputed parcel. The trial court entered a judgment of dismissal as to the counterclaim and entered judgment for plaintiff, awarding damages and attorney fees. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in rejecting his adverse possession counterclaim and in awarding attorney fees to plaintiff. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Plaintiff owns a parcel of property in rural Linn County. It…