Burnsed v. Merritt

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robbie R. Eubanks Burnsed (“Burnsed”) appeals the circuit judge’s order that denied her motion for a continuance and motion to set aside the final judgment. Finding error, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTS

¶2. This appeal is the latest in more than a decade-long dispute over the use and ownership of a seventy-five-foot parcel of property that is located between property owned by Burnsed and property owned by Bill A. Merritt and Jacquilyn Merritt (the “Merritts”). This…