Boyer v. Noirot

This appeal involves a dispute over a nine-inch strip of land along the boundary line between two residential lots in the city of Peoria, Illinois. Plaintiffs Charles and Toni Boyer purchased the house and lot 40 in Oak Lawn Addition in June of 1977, and defendant Frank Noirot lives in the house on adjoining lot 41 to the east which he purchased in March of 1977. Each lot is 30 feet in width, and plaintiff’s black-top driveway separates the two houses. In 1978 defendant had a survey made of their common boundary. The survey indicated that plaintiffs’ driveway encroaches upon the front portion…