Beavers v. Woods

Although this case involves a boundary line dispute, the dispositive issue before us is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court's denying the defendants' "motion" for a continuance of their trial deprived them of their constitutional and procedural rights to counsel and to a trial by jury.

The plaintiffs, Billy Woods and Deva Woods, sued Wayne Beavers and Linda Beavers, seeking a judicial determination of the boundary line between their respective properties; the Woodses claimed certain land by adverse possession and sought a declaration that they had title to that land,…