Belle Terre Ranch, Inc. v. Wilson

Opinion

BOLANOS, J. *

This case involves a boundary dispute between a Healdsburg vineyard and the winery operators on the adjacent property. After a bench trial, the court ruled in favor of the vineyard, quieting title in its favor and granting permanent injunctive relief against further trespass by the vintners. The court also awarded $1 in nominal damages for past trespass, and upon that basis awarded the vineyard its attorney fees in the amount of nearly $117,000 under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 1021.9. We affirm the judgment insofar as it resolved the boundary dispute, enjoined…