Morrison v. Carruth

| Appellant Linda Morrison owns a parcel of land that abuts another parcel owned by appellee Donavea Carruth. A nin'e-and-a-half-foot-wide strip runs along the parties’ common boundary line. Morrison filed a petition for declaratory judgment and to quiet title, alleging two separate theories: 1) that the strip was encompassed by her property description; or 2) alternatively, that she had adversely possessed the land by maintaining, using, and improving the property. The Sebastian County Circuit Court determined that Morrison failed to meet her burden of proof on either theory. On appeal,…