BERESFORD v. C. W. GRAY & SONS, INC.

No. 113-79.

415 A.2d 222 (1980)

Shirley R. BERESFORD and Nan Jesse v. C. W. GRAY & SONS, INC.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

April 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Hanley of Black & Plante, Inc., White River Junction, for plaintiffs.

Otterman & Allen, P. C., Bradford, for defendant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., DALEY, BILLINGS and HILL, JJ., and VALENTE, Superior Judge, Specially Assigned.


BARNEY, Chief Justice.

This is a land ownership dispute based on a twenty-four acre difference between deed calls and occupancy. The lower court found the ownership to be commensurate with the occupancy on the basis of adverse possession for more than fifteen years and ruled in favor of the defendant. The plaintiffs contest that view as not sustainable under the law or the evidence and appeal here.

Unlike some land disputes this case is a little more than...

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