JOHNSON v. ROBERTS

No. 9932.

532 S.W.2d 530 (1976)

Glen W. JOHNSON and Mabel Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William J. ROBERTS and Mrs. William J. Roberts et al., Defendants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

Rehearing denied February 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Johnson, Johnson & Sweeney, Springfield, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Arthur S. Haseltine, Haseltine & Haseltine, Springfield, for defendants-respondents.

Before BILLINGS, C.J., and TITUS and FLANIGAN, JJ.


BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

"Good fences make good neighbors" penned the poet,1 but a boundary fence erected before the turn of the century gave rise to this suit between kinsmen. Plaintiffs claimed title to a strip of land by adverse possession and sought injunctive relief against the defendants. Trial to the court resulted in plaintiffs' claims being denied and judgment being entered in favor of the defendants. We reverse the judgment and...

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