Cochran v. Milligan

This is a controversy over 3 feet of property paralleling the boundary line between lots owned by 2 adjoining neighbors. Plaintiffs claim that a survey indicates that the true boundary line gives them ownership of a portion of a driveway previously used exclusively by defendants. After hearing, the circuit judge dismissed plaintiffs’ bill of complaint, and plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs are the record title owners and land contract purchasers of the west 1/2 of lot 9 and the east 3 feet of lot 8, and defendant Elizabeth Milligan is the owner of lot 8 with the exception of the 3 feet noted. Lots…