Darter v. Darter

Defendants, Phillipa Darter and Betty Jean Hall, appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Williamson County determining the plaintiff, William Darter, to be the owner of a strip of land owned of record by the defendants. Defendants contend that the court erred in deciding the case on the theory that a disputed or unascertained boundary had been established by agreement, where the plaintiff pleaded and tried the case on a theory of adverse possession. The defendants further contend that plaintiff’s claim to the land was without merit under either theory.

Prior to 1954, Philippa Darter,…