Legal Opinion

Baker v. Moorefield

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 19, 2002No. COA01-1594Published

1Opinion of the Court

WYNN, Judge.

Wade and Lola Baker appeal the Superior Court’s judgment establishing a common boundary line between the Bakers’ property and adjacent property owned by Clyde and Donna Moorefield. The Bakers present one issue on appeal: Did the trial court err by finding the recorded deed ambiguous and using a monument, instead of course and distance, to establish the common boundary? After a careful review of the record, we conclude the trial court had competent evidence to find ambiguity in the deed. Moreover, our Supreme Court has consistently held that when “there is a conflict between course…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Sessler v. MarshCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  2. Runyon v. PaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  3. Sessler v. MarshSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  4. Cutts v. CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994

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