White v. Cooke

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. William Earl White attended a public auction at which he successfully bid for and contracted to purchase four tracts of land from Glenn Cooke, Dennis Massey, and Steve Weeks (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Cooke”). Prior to closing, a survey revealed that the driveway on a separate property owned by Cooke actually extended onto one of the tracts that White had contracted to purchase. After efforts to reach a compromise with White proved unproductive, Cooke sold this separate property to Roberta Jamison-Ross and granted her an easement across…