Gilbert v. Geiger

¶ 1. Gerard and Kelly Geiger and Bruce and Ellen Gilbert own adjoining parcels of lakefront property in Iron county. The Geigers appeal from a judgment resolving a boundary dispute in favor of the Gilberts. The Geigers contend the trial court erred in: (1) finding the property deeds ambiguous and resorting to extrinsic evidence to determine the parties' intent, (2) concluding what the parties' intent was, and (3) entering a declaratory judgment in the Gilberts' favor without exploring reformation of the legal description.

¶ 2. We conclude that the two deeds' metes and bounds language, although…