48.8 AdversePossessionJoseph and Helen Naab purchased a tract ofland in a subdiv

48.8 AdversePossessionJoseph and Helen Naab purchased a tract ofland in a subdivision of Williamstown West Virginia. At the timeof purchase there were both a house and a small concrete garage onthe property. Evidence showed that the garage had been erectedsometime prior to 20 years earlier by one of the Naabspredecessors in title. Two years after the Naabs bought theirproperty Roger and Cynthia Nolan purchased a lot contiguous tothat owned by the Naabs. The following year the Nolans had theirproperty surveyed. The survey indicated that one corner of theNaabs garage encroached 1.22 feet onto the Nolans property andthe other corner encroached 0.91 feet over the property line. TheNolans requested that the Naabs remove the garage from theirproperty. When the Naabs refused a lawsuit ensued. Whowins?Naab v. Nolan 174 W.Va. 390 327 S.E.2d151Web1985 W.Va. Lexis 476 (SupremeCourt of Appeals of West Virginia)