Carlson v. Stair

Plaintiffs James F. Carlson and Jean M. Carlson, his wife, appeal from a judgment and decree of the trial court quieting a disputed land title in defendants Ellis B. Stair and Gloria L. Stair, his wife, and dismissing a claim against defendant Security Title Insurance Company on a policy of title insurance issued in relation thereto.

Title to the land in controversy was originally patented as government lot 2, described as containing 18.6 acres. It was triangular in shape with one dimension bordering on Puget Sound, and in reality contained only 10.493 acres. In 1906, the owners, Edward…