Henderson v. Town & Country Grocers of Fredericktown, Missouri, Inc.

CROW, Judge.

Plaintiff, Rosemary Henderson, claimed ownership of a parcel of land, record title to which was held by one of the four defendants. One of Plaintiffs theories was that she acquired ownership of the parcel by adverse possession. The trial court, hearing the case without a jury, awarded Plaintiff ownership on that theory.

The defendants appeal. Their sole point relied on avers there was no substantial evidence to support three of the five elements of Plaintiffs adverse possession claim.

In reviewing a judge-tried case, an appellate court considers the evidence in the light most…