Browne v. Stanley

OPINION OF THE COURT

(February 2, 2017)

CABRET, Associate Justice.

Eric A. Browne1 appeals the Superior Court’s May 4, 2015 judgment order directing him to remove the portion *330of his fence encroaching upon Quinton Stanley’s property. Because the Superior Court did not err in denying Browne relief under the doctrine of equitable estoppel, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1987, Browne built his home too close to the property line he shared with Stanley, his neighbor in Estate Grove Place on St. Croix. Between late 1989 and early 1990, Browne realized the error when he examined the…