Paying taxes on disputed land is more prevalent than this group imagines. Saw many cases in my 50 years as professional land surveyor.

Owner "A" has 200 foot wide property which in reality is only 199 feet. He sells the west 100 feet to owner "B". Later he sells the east 100 feet to owner "C". Keep in mind that "B" has senior rights (he came first), parcel "C" is junior. Owner "A" is completely out of the picture.

Dispute arises. Fence in wrong place. Note that both parties have been paying taxes on the one foot strip in question. The County Assessor has assessed both parcels as having 100 foot of width.

Ivan Vegvary