Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Oct 24, 2023
Melissa Cavin, Respondent, vs. Barrie Hair, Appellant.
Barrie Hair appealed from a judgment quieting title to real property in favor of Melissa Cavin. Cavin claimed title through a small estate probate affidavit from her father's estate, while Hair asserted title by adverse possession. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that Cavin's probate filings constituted substantial evidence of her title and that Hair failed to prove his possession was hostile for adverse possession.