Huffman v. Peterson

NATURE OF CASE

Ben Justus James III conveyed adjoining residential lots to Greg E. Peterson (Peterson) and Lynda J. Peterson, as well as Michael D. Huffman. A dispute between the Petersons and Huffman arose after a survey conducted on the property revealed that Huffman’s driveway encroached on the lot owned by the Petersons. Huffman filed an action to quiet title to the property in his favor, and in response, the Petersons filed an action seeking to eject Huffman from the property. Applying the common grantor doctrine, the district court determined that the boundary of Huffman’s lot…