Brown v. Cassella

The plaintiffs, Herbert and Louise Brown, owners of a parcel of land in the Town of Rutland, brought suit in the Rutland Superior Court against the defendants seeking to reform the description in the deed describing their property. The description, which stated that “about four acres of land” were to be conveyed, specified that the northerly boundary of the property was located 20 feet north of the dwelling house on the property. The plaintiffs maintained that the northerly boundary of their property was actually located 120 feet beyond the house, not 20 feet as stated in the deed. The main…