When any lien or apparent lien on any real estate shall not be enforceable by reason of lapse of time, the owner of such real estate shall be entitled to have his title thereto quieted against such unenforceable lien or apparent lien without redeeming or offering to redeem therefrom; Provided, the owner or owners or their privies in estate of such real estate shall have been in possession of the same during the period of the statute of limitations.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-21,116