Creason v. Peterson

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Defendants Peterson deeded to the plaintiffs by a metes and bounds description a tract of land containing about one acre located on Ninth East near 5600 South in Murray, Utah. Subsequently, in connection with a sale to a third party, plaintiffs discovered that there was a variance- of a few *307feet between the property lines as described in the deed and the actual fence lines on the property as they thought they had purchased it. They then demanded that the defendants cure the defects, which the latter failed to do. Plaintiffs then set about obtaining quitclaim deeds from…