Arnold v. Patterson

OPINION

LAMBERT, Judge.

The Arnolds appeal from a bench trial verdict granting title to a narrow strip of disputed property to the Pattersons. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

Issue and Legal Standards

The subject matter of this action to quiet title is a narrow gully beside a road that runs between the Arnold’s and Patterson’s respective real properties. The gully lies between the road and a fence on Patterson’s property. The Ar-nolds claim ownership of the narrow strip of land on the far side of the dividing road up to the Patterson’s fence. In contrast,…