KIELY v. GRAVES

No. 84828-9.

271 P.3d 226 (2012)

173 Wn.2d 926

William H. KIELY and Sally Chapin-Kiely, husband and wife, Respondents, v. Kenneth W. GRAVES and Karen R. Graves, Trustees, Graves Family Trust; and all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge , Emmelyn Hart , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA, Frederick Mendoza , Maya Riley Mendoza-Exstrom , Mendoza Law Center, PLLC, Burien, WA, for Appellants.

Richard Lee Shaneyfelt , Attorney at Law, Port Townsend, WA, Kenneth Wendell Masters , Shelby R. Frost Lemmel , Masters Law Group, PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Respondents.


MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 At issue in this review is whether homeowners William Kiely and Sally Chapin-Kiely may claim adverse possession of an alley dedicated for public use. Relying on Erickson Bushling, Inc. v. Manke Lumber Co., 77 Wn.App. 495, 891 P.2d 750 (1995), the trial court ruled that the Kielys established their adverse possession claim...

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