Lane Alan Schrader Trust v. Gilbert

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

In this case, we are presented with a property boundary dispute and how trial courts may settle them through the use of land surveys. Here, a landowner purchased property based on information from a neighbor that a barn on the property had a twenty-foot setback. The landowner required this setback to conduct his business; however, at least two surveys indicated that the setback was less than the required twenty feet. The landowner decided to have a legal survey performed on the property, which indicated that there was a twenty-foot setback. This legal survey was recorded…