Legal Opinion

Kipka v. Fountain

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 1, 1993No. Docket 148957PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtConnor, P.J.

The trial court entered judgment for defendants after a bench trial. Plaintiffs appeal as of right. We affirm.

This action to quiet title arose as a result of a dispute over the ownership of a retaining wall and strip of land approximately five feet wide and one hundred feet long. Defendants are the holders of record title to the land and the wall, while plaintiffs claim to have title by adverse possession or acquiescence.

The facts below were not in serious dispute, although their meaning was hotly contested. Our review of the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law leaves us…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Beason v. BeasonMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Burns v. FosterMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Jackson v. DeemarMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Thomas v. Wilcox TrustMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990

3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Walters v. SnyderMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Sackett v. AtyeoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Wengel v. WengelMichigan Court of Appeals · 2006

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