Riley v. Andres

The Rileys and the Andres are neighbors with a common boundary line. The Rileys claim that they adversely possessed part of the Andres’ lot while the Andres’ predecessors in title, the Gaults, owned it. The Rileys sued and moved for summary judgment. Because the Gaults had both died, the Andres could not show how the Rileys or the Gaults had used the disputed land. As a result, the Andres presented nothing to counter the Rileys’ statements as to the Gaults’ use of the disputed land. The Andres did challenge the Rileys’ credibility, offering statements by Mrs. Riley that the land belonged to…