Minter D. Ringen and Diane E. Ringen, As Co-Trustees of the Minter D. Ringen and Diane E. Ringen Family Trust, U/A Dated March 25, 2021 Missouri Cases

Charles and Anita Copper appealed the trial court's judgment in favor of Minter and Diane Ringen on the Coppers' petition for quiet title by adverse possession and the Ringens' counterclaim for ejectment. The Coppers claimed adverse possession of two parcels of land, arguing the trial court erred in finding their possession was not hostile and in granting ejectment. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that the Coppers failed to prove the hostility element of adverse possession because the Ringens had granted them permission to use the land, and thus the ejectment claim was properly granted.