Kitzerow v. Reinhardt

In this quiet title action plaintiffs seek a determination that they are the true owners of a disputed strip of land between their property and that of defendants Reinhardt. The land is within the description of plaintiffs’ deed; defendants claim ownership by adverse possession. The trial court found for defendants and quieted title in them. We hold that defendants’ action in planting trees on the strip, together with the minimal additional effort they exerted, is insufficient to meet the requirements of adverse possession. We therefore reverse and remand with instructions to quiet title in…