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SHELTON v. STRICKLAND

No. 45755-1-I.

21 P.3d 1179 (2001)

John E. SHELTON, Appellant, v. Edward STRICKLAND and Margaret Strickland, husband and wife, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 30, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie O'Day, Friday Harbor and William Stoebuck, Seattle, for Appellant.

John Linde, Friday Harbor, for Respondents.

GROSSE, J.

Adverse possession is ultimately a doctrine of repose. Its purpose is to make legal boundaries conform to boundaries that are long maintained on the ground even if it means depriving an owner of title.1 Here, title of an approximate 3' × 10' strip of land passed to Mabel Hitching and/or her estate long before John E. Shelton acquired his interest in the land. The decision of the...

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