Cleary v. Sledge Properties, Inc.

M. MICHAEL KINARD, Judge.

| Appellant Robert Cleary appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee Sledge Properties, Inc. (Sledge), on Cleary’s complaint for declaratory judgment that he is the owner of certain real property by adverse possession. Cleary raises five points for reversal. Sledge cross-appeals from the circuit court’s order finding that Sledge was not entitled to any damages on its counterclaim for unlawful detainer.1 We affirm on direct appeal and reverse and remand on cross-appeal.

In November 1989, Cleary entered into a written contract with Gardner Investments,…