Monica conveyed a sixty-acre parcel of land to Emma. A priva…
Monica conveyed a sixty-acre parcel of land to Emma. A private gravel road ran through the center of the parcel. The southern half consisted of arable land, which Monica, and later Emma, used for farming. The northern half was undeveloped woodland. Emma never used the northern half for timbering or for anything else. On very rare occasions, Emma would take a walk in the woods, but outside of those occasions, she never set foot on the northern half.Fifteen years after Monica conveyed the parcel to Emma, Tom appeared, claiming ownership of the northern half of the parcel. Unbeknownst to either Monica or Emma, Tom’s name had been forged on the deed purporting to convey the parcel to Monica, and Tom was, in fact, the true owner of the property at that time. The state in which the parcel is located has a ten-year statutory adverse possession period. Tom admits that Emma now has title to the southern half of the parcel by adverse possession. In an action to quiet title, who will prevail as to the northern half of the parcel?