Bosnick v. Hill

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves a warranty deed of conveyance and raises one issue: Is the grantee-covenantee entitled to recover his costs and expenses from his grantorcovenantor when the covenantee successfully defends or asserts his title against a third party’s claim of adverse possession? We conclude he is so entitled and reverse the chancellor’s holding to the contrary.

Appellees, George and Verna Metzler, conveyed by general warranty deed certain acreage to appellants, Larry and Sharon Bosnick. Upon the Bosnicks’ attempt to clear some of their newly-acquired acreage, the Bosnicks…