Montieth v. Twin Falls United Methodist Church, Inc.

Defendants appeal a trial court judgment granting plaintiffs’ prayer to quiet title on approximately 0.42 acres of land, based on the doctrine of adverse possession. We reverse.

FACTS

In May of 1946, the plaintiffs purchased a 300 by 300 foot parcel of land in Munroe Falls, Ohio, from Vern Gaylord. According to the plaintiffs, at the time of purchase, they believed that the now, disputed strip of land belonged to them. This belief was apparently based on certain representations made by the vendor at the time of purchase. The strip of land in dispute measures 62 by 294 feet and abuts the eastern…