Legal Opinion

Penland v. Johnston

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided November 8, 2006No. CA 06-365PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Terry Crabtree, Judge.

Appellants Lu Ann and John Penland bring this appeal from an order of the Saline County Circuit Court finding that appellees Melissa and Bryan Johnston had met their burden of proving that they had a prescriptive easement over the Penlands’ property and that the Johnstons had proved that they adversely possessed the disputed area. We dismiss the appeal for lack of a final order.

The Johnstons own a 1.57-acre tract that adjoins the northwest corner of the Penlands’ land. According to one survey, there is some overlap between the two properties. A county road, Cholla Lane,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jennings v. BurfordCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Riddick v. StreettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Petrus v. Nature ConservancySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  4. Ford Motor Co. v. HarperSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Johnson v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Boyster v. ShoemakeCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Fisher v. CuningkinCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  3. Keating v. MasonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
  4. Boyster v. ShoemakeCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008

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