Greer v. Piedmont Realty Investments, Inc.

Gregory, Justice.

The parties to this action own adjacent parcels of land, each of which fronts a public street. A concrete driveway, constructed by defendants’ predecessor in title and approximately nine feet wide, *822runs the length of the property line between the two tracts. Defendants are the owners of a small apartment complex. Plaintiffs are the owners of a private residence. Defendants concede that their driveway encroaches on plaintiffs’ property by nearly three and one-half feet at its widest point.

Plaintiffs purchased their property in June, 1972. At that time the adjoining tract was…