SOMON v. MURPHY FABRICATION & ERECTION CO.

No. 13648.

232 S.E.2d 524 (1977)

John SOMON v. MURPHY FABRICATION & ERECTION CO.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Bell, Wellsburg, for appellant.

Pinsky, Barnes, Watson, Cuomo & Hinerman, William E. Watson, Wellsburg, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

This case involves a disputed boundary line which encompasses an area of roughly 80 by 500 feet and draws us into the doctrine of adverse possession. The lower court held that the plaintiff, Somon, held the disputed area within the confines of his deed and if he did not, he obtained title to it by adverse possession, and if not by adverse possession then by acquiescence. While we disagree with the first...

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