Strickland v. CMCR INVESTMENTS, LLC

HINES, Justice.

This is an appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant purchaser of real property in a dispute about the size and boundaries of a cemetery. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

On December 9,1901, R. J. Strickland attempted to convey to his two sons, H. W. Strickland and D. H. Strickland, a half-acre portion of his property located in Forsyth County Land Lot No. 975 for use as a cemetery. Sometime between 1930 and 1950, a fence was erected around a part of the property which contained graves. Through the years, the property around which the graves…