McCormick v. Sorenson

Citations

• 58 Wash. 107
• 107 P. 1055
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 900

Syllabus

<p>Adverse Possession—Mistake as to Boundaries—Claim oe Right —Evidence—Sufficiency. The purchaser of lots, who by mistake takes possession of the wrong property, incloses the same with a fence and erects a house thereon and otherwise improves the property, and maintains possession for over ten years under a claim of right, based under the mistaken idea that he has the correct property, acquires title by adverse possession, although he did not intend to occupy any other land than that described in his deed.</p> <p>Costs—Appeal—Piling Briefs. Costs will not be allowed respondents, on affirming a judgment, where they failed to file a brief after being granted permission to do so.</p>