Gvillo v. Stutz

This appeal involves a dispute over property lines. Plaintiffs, Richard Gvillo and Ellen Gvillo, filed a complaint against Thomas DeClue and the Stutz defendants seeking injunctive relief and compensation for property damage. Thomas DeClue filed a separate suit asking the court to appoint a commission of surveyors, pursuant to the Permanent Survey Act (765 ILCS 215/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)), to resolve the boundary conflict. The court consolidated the actions. The case was tried as a combination jury trial and bench trial due to the nature of the actions. The jury found defendant Thomas…