Mathis v. Hoffman

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Jeffrey Scott Mathis and Shirley Clifton Mathis and defendant Susan Belinda Hoffman are owners of two adjoining parcels of land. In December 2004, plaintiffs hired, a contractor to construct a fence between the two parcels. The cost of the fence to plaintiffs was over $15,000. In August 2008, plaintiffs learned that, after defendant and her daughter ran a string along what they believed to be the property boundary, defendant contended the fence had been built on her property. Shortly thereafter, defendant had the property surveyed to determine the true property…