Wirostek v. Johnson

This is an action to recover possession of a strip of land occupied by defendants, who are owners of the land abutting plaintiffs’ property. Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs.

The facts are as follows. In 1961, W. C. Grimson and Hazel D. Grimson employed Gene A. Leuthold, a surveyor, to survey a tract of approximately 40 acres which they owned. The tract was rectangular in shape and was bounded on the south by Carl Borges Road. It was divided into eight parcels, seven of which were equal in size and dimension. Mr. Leuthold marked the corners of each parcel with iron rods…