Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Mar 23, 2021
James Randolph vs. City of Kansas City, MO., et al
James Randolph appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Kansas City in his quiet title action over a strip of land. Randolph claimed ownership via adverse possession, arguing the City's 1906-07 condemnation of the land for a public street was procedurally flawed and never completed. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Randolph's challenge was barred by the ten-year statute of limitations and that he lacked standing as he was not the property owner at the time of the condemnation.