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|facts=The Hibbards set up a trailer park around their land in 1958; they treated a drainage ditch as the boundary. They built a road to access the trailer park. | |facts=The Hibbards set up a trailer park around their land in 1958; they treated a drainage ditch as the boundary. They built a road to access the trailer park. | ||
In 1960, the neighbor Murray found that the road Hibbard had built encroached on the Murray property. The Sanders eventually bought the Hibbards parcel in 1976. | In 1960, the neighbor Murray found that the road Hibbard had built encroached on the Murray property. In 1962, the Hibbards sold their trailer park. The Sanders eventually bought the Hibbards parcel in 1976. | ||
In 1978, the Chalplins bought the Murray (neighboring) property; the Chaplins found the encroachments from the Sanders. | In 1978, the Chalplins bought the Murray (neighboring) property; the Chaplins found the encroachments from the Sanders. | ||
|procedural_history=The Chaplins sued to quiet title. | |||
|rule=The actions of a property possessor determine the hostility element of '''adverse possession'''. | |rule=The actions of a property possessor determine the hostility element of '''adverse possession'''. | ||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
Revision as of 15:53, March 28, 2023
| Chaplin v. Sanders | |
| Court | Washington Supreme Court |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | January 26, 1984 |
Facts
The Hibbards set up a trailer park around their land in 1958; they treated a drainage ditch as the boundary. They built a road to access the trailer park.
In 1960, the neighbor Murray found that the road Hibbard had built encroached on the Murray property. In 1962, the Hibbards sold their trailer park. The Sanders eventually bought the Hibbards parcel in 1976.
In 1978, the Chalplins bought the Murray (neighboring) property; the Chaplins found the encroachments from the Sanders.Procedural History
The Chaplins sued to quiet title.
Rule
The actions of a property possessor determine the hostility element of adverse possession.
