Justice Elizabeth Garry
George Rossi transferred ownership of a parcel, holding a seasonal-use cabin, to brother Peter in 1947. Peter predeceased George, dying intestate. Thereafter, George, who never married, seasonally occupied the parcel until dying intestate in 1976. Quinlan took possession thereafter. His 2010 action sought to quiet title by adverse possession. George and Peter's great nephews and great niece counterclaimed for judgment quieting title in their favor. Other distributees were later identified. Noting the elements for acquisition of title by adverse possession in Estate of Becker v. Murtagh, Third Department affirmed supreme court's March 2012 order granting Quinlan judgment. Record evidence showed Quinlan's exclusive use and possession of the parcel since George's death. Because George was not the parcel's record owner when he died, his purported grant of permission for Quinlan to take the parcel after his death had no legal effect. The distributee defendants were those with any right to a claim of ownership to the parcel when Quinlan took possession. Defendants failed to present facts suggesting that Quinlan's possession of the parcel was not hostile to their own interests. Thus, supreme court properly granted Quinlan judgment.