Stratford v. Morgan

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment dismissing their action to quiet title to two small parcels of property on the basis of boundary by acquiescence. We affirm.

On March 10, 1951, plaintiffs’ predecessors in interest, L.H. and Ella Stratford (hereinafter “the Stratfords”), purchased a 4.77-acre tract of land in Salt Lake County. This property was conveyed to plaintiffs as trustees for the Stratford grandchildren by Ella Stratford after her husband’s death.

The property was purchased by the Stratfords for the purpose of operating a hobby farm, where they could raise livestock…