12-524. City lot claimed under recorded deed;
five year limitation


An action to recover a lot located in a city or town from a person having a recorded
deed therefor, who claims ownership and has paid the taxes thereon, shall be brought
within five years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward, provided that the
person against whom the action is brought, by himself or his grantors, has claimed
ownership thereof and has paid the taxes thereon for at least five consecutive years next
preceding the commencement of such action.