Date: 04-08-1996

Case Style: Conyers v. Vector Properties, Inc., et al.

Case Number: CJ-94-2012

Judge: Deborah C. Shallcross

Court: Tulsa County

Plaintiff's Attorney: Frank R. Hickman and Harry A. Parrish

Defendant's Attorney: Jerry L. Witt and Catherine O'Leary for Vector Properties, Inc., and Lawrence D. Taylor, for Dennis M. and Rob Fletcher.

Description: Plaintiff claimed a strip of Defendants' real property by adverse possession. A portion of the east boundary line of Defendants' property abuts the west boundary line of Plaintiff's property. There was a four foot utility easement on each side of the boundary line betwen the two pieces of property. The original restrictive covenants prohibited the building of anything in the 8 foot strip of land. Defendants' predecessors in title erected an interior fence four feet inside their boundary line sometime in 1942. Plaintiff mowed the lawn up to Defendants' fence line for many years, and on occasion may have played croquet in the general area. Plaintiff did not enclose the disputed strip, nor did he pay taxes on it. Defendants were unaware of Plaintiff's adverse possession claim until 1993 when a fence dispute arose. The dispute was tried to the court.

Outcome: Judgment for Defendants

Plaintiff's Experts: None.

Defendant's Experts: Brenda Dill, President, Vector Properties, Inc., Real Estate Expert

Comments: None