Adams v. Hoover

The parties in this case are adjoining property owners. Plaintiff filed a trespass action against defendants, claiming ownership of a strip of land running the length of the parties’ common boundary. Defendants counterclaimed, contending that they owned the disputed property. Following a bench trial, the court rejected plaintiff’s claims of title through acquiescence and adverse possession, but granted plaintiff title on the basis of a theory of repose. Defendants appeal as of right. We affirm.

The rather complicated facts and history of the case were well summarized by the trial court:

Plaintif…