Achter v. Maw

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs initiated this action to resolve a boundary dispute. The trial court rendered judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal therefrom.

Defendants, pursuant to negotiations with LeR Burton, who represented LeR, a Utah corporation, purchased a tract of land in Davis County, which was conveyed by warranty deed and recorded on June 1, 1965. On July 7, 1965, defendants employed licensed surveyor, Dahl, to survey on the ground the description contained in their deed. Dahl placed stakes in the ground at all points where the description changed direction.

Plaintiffs…