## I N THE CO U RT O F A PP EALS OF TENN ES SE E A T KN O X V I LLE J une 14, 2005 Se s s i on NANCY CRI TTENDEN v . J ERRY GREEN
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T h is i s a b o u n d ar y li n e cas e. A p p ellan t app eals fro m the ju d gm en t of th e H am il ton C o u n ty Cha nc e r y Cour tes t a bl i s hi ng t he bounda r y l i ne a s s how n b y the s ur ve y of A ppe l l e e ’ s e xper t

. Fi ndi ng that the surv ey ad op t ed by the tri al cou rti s no ti n li ne w i th A pp el l ee’s deed and / or A pp el l ant’s deed c onve y i ng a n a ddi t i ona l tr i a ng ul a r pi e c e of l a nd, w e a f

f i r m i n p a r t , r e ve r s e i n p a r t , a nd r e m a nd.

T enn . R . A p p . P. 3; A p p eal as of R i gh t; Ju d gm ent of the C h an ce ry C ou rtA ffi rm ed i n Pa rt , R eversed i n P art, an d R em an d ed

W. F RAN K C RAWF ORD , P.J ., W.S. , de l i v er ed the opi ni on of the court , i n whi ch A L AN E. H I GHER S , J. a nd D AVI D R. F ARM ER , J. , joi ned.
R ob ertS. B urns of Sewan ee, T ennessee forAp pell ant, Jerr yGree n Nanc yCr i t t ende n, Pr o Se OP I NI ON T his ca se ari ses f

rom a bo un dary l i ne d is pu t e betw een tw o ad j acent neighb ors Jerry G reen (“ D ef end ant,” or “ A pp el l ant”) a nd N ancy C ri t t end en (“ P l ai nti f f,” or “ A pp el l ee”). T here are n o n atural boun da r i e s orl a ndmar ks be t w e e n the par t i e s ’ pro pe r t i e s . O n A pr i l 25, 2003, M s . C r i t t e ndon f i l e d a C ivil W ar ra n t i n the G en er al S ess ion s C o u rt o f H am il ton C o u n ty a gain st M r. G re en f o r alleged ly m ow i ng do w n m onke y gr a s s t ha tshe had pl a nt e d al ong the a s s um e d p r ope r t y l i ne . On M a y 2, 20 03, M r. G reen fi l ed a C ou nter-C la im aga i nst M s. C ri t t end on f or “ [t ] ree l i m bs...encroach i ng o nto [h i s] roo f,” and because M s. C ri t t end on h ad al l egedly “ du g a dit ch f rom her gutt eri ng [si c] /do w n sp ou tso that the w at er run s f

rom her pro perty on t o m y pro perty i n tw o p l aces. ” By O r de r of

J ul y 3, 20 03, thi s m a t t e r w a s transferr e d t o the Cha nc e r y Cour tof H a m i l t on Count y a f

t e r ade t e r m i na t i on tha tthe m a t t e r i nvol ve d adi s put e ov e r bo undar y l i nes betw e e n the p ar ti es’ res p ectiv e p ro p er ti es. F o ll o w ing a n o n -ju ry trial, o n Ju n e 2 , 2 0 0 4 , the trial co u rt issu ed it s

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“ M em oran du m O pinion and O rder” (the “F i rstO rder”), w hich reads, i n re le v a n t p art , a s f oll ow s:

I I I . F ACT UAL DI S CUS S I ON
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The Cri t t e nde n l a nd w a s s ur ve y e d o n M a y 3, 19 90 by Pa ul G le n n Jo n e s , a lan d su r v e yo r . M r . J o n e s p e r fo r m e d a b o u n d a r y su r v e y. M r . J one s ’ s ur ve y w a s i ntr oduc e d a s Tri a l Ex hibit1. He l oc a t e d the f rontc orneron the c om m on bou ndary l i ne by m aki ng ce rt ai n thatM r. [ G r e e n] ha d 9 4 f

r ontf e e ta s c a l l e d f

ori n h i s de e d. The l oc a t i on of the ne w pi n mea ntthe Cr i t t e nde ns l os tbet w e e n 2

- 3 i nc he s f r om the i r f

r ont pro perty l i ne. M r . G r e e n’ s l a nd w a s s ur ve y e d o n M a y 8, 2003 by J i m Copp. H e u sed th e sa m e f

rontc ornerl oca t i on, a s di d M r. J ones. H ow eve r, M r. C o p p u sed a d if

feren t co m m o n co rn er loc ation in th e re ar o f the ir l ot s . The r e i s , the r e f

or e , s om e di f

f e r e nc e i n the l oc a t i on of the boun dar y l i ne. M r. C o p p ’s s urvey w as done a s pre par ati on f or M r. G reen’s p urch ase o f

the tri angu l ar p i ece o f

land from P ravin N . P at el a nd J y ot i p Pa t e l , Tru s t e e s , on J une 30, 2003

. Tri a l Ex hi bi t 8 i s ac opy of the de e d f

r om the Pa t e l s t o M r . G r e e n. IV . L E G A L A N A L Y S IS
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B . T h e P rop erty L i n e. T he c ourti s ca l l ed upon t o d eter m i ne the c om m on bou ndary be t w e e n the s e pa r t i e s . The c our tw a s pr e s e nt e d w i th t w o s ur ve y s , pl us the o ri gi nal subd i visi on plat

. M r . J o nes, the ex pert surveyor f or M rs. Crit t end en, t est i f i ed tha the c hos e the c or ne r b ound a r y f orthe f r ontl i ne s of

the G r e e n/ Cri t t e nde n c or ne r by g i vi ng M r . G r e e n 94 f e e ta c r os s hi s f

r ont y a r d a s c a l l e d f

ori n h i s de e d. T he pl a c e m e ntf orthe i r on pi n mea nt that M rs. C ri t t end en’s f

ron t y ard l i ne decreased f rom 79 .57 on the p l at t o 7 9.3 by m easurem ent. M r. J o nes sai d thatthe [G reen] deed w as m or e s e ni orand al s o c ont a i ne d am e t e s a nd boun ds l e g a l de s c r i pt i on. I ta ppe a r s tha tM r . J one s a l s o l oc a t e d the r e a r c or ne r by al s o mea s ur i ng 9 4 f eet alo n g the b ack lin e for M r. G re en ’s p ro p er ty

. M r. Jo n es h ad to place new i ron pins (I P N ) i n b oth cor ners. M r . J one s’ su rve y ( Tri a l Ex hi bi t1) s how s t w o n e w i r on pi ns pl a c e d i n the g r ound be t w e e n the t w o corn e r s on bo th s i de s of the

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. M r . Cr i t t e nden test i f i e d tha the pl a c e d p vc pi pe a nd other con cret e arou nd these i ron pins t o identi f y the p rop ert y l i ne. M r. Co pp sai d h e surv ey e d th e C ri t t end en loti n accord ance w ith the P lat o f re co rd . I n h is su rv ey on e o f th e G r e e n sid eline s is 1 5 0 .0 3 f ee ta nd t he l i ne c om m on t o M rs . Cri t t enden i s 148.97 feet. A cco rd ing to th e [G re en ] d eed , the se line s ar e su p p o sed to b e 1 5 0 f eet. M r. C o p p ’s b ack li n e for the C ritten d en ’s is pe r th e p lat w h il e h is m e a s ur e m e ntf

orthe f r ontl i ne i s no ts how n. M r. Co pp sai d itbest. W hen y ou bo i l i tdo w n, M rs. Crit t end en l o s tav e r y l i t t l e f

r o n tfo o t a g e b y t h e J o n e s s u r v e y a n d p i c k e d u p s o me e xt r a l a nd a l ong the r e a r l i ne . I t i s a “w a s h”

. The Copp c om m on l i ne w a s m e a s ur e d on S 79° 48' 30 " Eas ta nd J one s m e a s ur e d o n S 79 ° 45 ' E ast. T h e P lat o f re co rd says 7 9 ° 4 5 ' E ast. Bec a us e the J one s ’ s ur ve y m a t c he s the di r e c t i on ( de g r e e s a nd f ee t ) f or the pl ata nd hi s boun dar y l i ne w as r ei nf orc ed by t w o m ar ker s a l ong the l i ne , the c our tw i l l ac c e ptt he Jon e s ’ sur ve y as t he corr e c tl i ne that di vides the C ri t t end en p rop ert y f rom the G reen p rop ert y ... . * * *
The f or e g oi ng c ons t i tut e s the c our t ’ s f i ndi ng s of

f a c ta nd c o n c l u s i o n s o f

l a w. B a s e d u p o n s u c h , i ti s h e r e by OR DE RE D, A D JUD GED a nd DEC R EED : 1. Tha tM r s . Cr i t t e nde n’ s c l a i m t o o w n o ne -hal f ( 1⁄2 ) of the tr i a ng ul a r a r e a by a dve r s e po s s e s s i on i s de ni e d; 2. Tha tthe c om m on boun da r y l i ne be t w e e n the Cr i t t e nde n a nd G reen lot s i s the li ne sh ow n o n T ri al E x hib it 1 , th e surv ey l i ne as determ i ned by P aul G l enn Jon es; 3. T hat M rs. Crit t end en’s cl ai m f or $ 72 0.2 9 d am ages to h er m on key grass i s d enied; ho w ever, she i s aw arded a j ud gm ent ag ai nst Jerry G reen f

or $5 0.0 0 as no m i nal dam ages f or w hich ex ecuti on m ay ent er ; 4. T hat Jerry G reen’s m on et ary dam age cl ai m aga i nst N ancy C ri t t end en for $5 ,00 0.0 0 m ore o r les s , is den i ed ex cept that N ancy C ritten d en is m an d ato r il y e n join ed to p lace a fren ch d ra in o r p lastic pi pi ng on he r do w n s pout s a nd pl a c e s uc h o n h e r pr ope r t y i n or de r no t to ch a n n e l w a te r o n to M r . G r e e n ’ s p r o p e r ty; 5. Tha tJerry G reen, his agents and representat i ves are enjoi ned f r om c ut t i ng orda m a g i ng i n a ny w a y the m onke y g r a s s g r ow i ng on M rs . Cri t t enden’ s si de of the c om m on border as det er m i ned by this co u rt o r an ap p ellate co u rt; 6. Tha tN a nc y Cr i t t e nde n’ s c l a i m of c ha m pe r t y i s de ni e d;

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O n Ju ne 1 7, 20 04 , M r. G reen fi l ed a “M oti on t o A l t er or A m end Jud gm ent,” w hich reads, i n p ert i nen tpart, as f

oll ow s: C om es the D ef

endant , J erry G re en. . . and m oves thi s H onorabl e C ourt f ora n o r de r a m e ndi ng the Jud gm ent o f thi s Cour te nt e r e d o n J une 2, 20 04 , t o clarify the b ou nd ary l i ne in dispu t e, and ord er that a new s ur ve y be pe r f

or m e d by both M r . J one s a nd M r . Copp, t he su rve y or ex perts w ho t est i f

i ed at the tri al i n this m at t er.. .. I n r e s pons e t o the “M ot i on t o Al t e r orA m e nd J udg m e nt , ” the tr i a l c our ti s s ue d a “M em ora ndum O pi ni on and O rde r” ( the “Second O rde r” ) on A ugus t17, 2004

. The Second O rde r, reads, i n relevant part , a s f oll ow s: M r. G reen’s M oti on requ est ed thatthe co urt ord er bo th p art i es’ su rv eyo rs to r esu rv ey th e ar ea in o rd er th at th e p ar ti es co u ld b e cer tain of the l oc a t i on of

t he bounda r y l i ne . A tt he he a r i ng on A ug us t2, 20 04 cou nsel f or M r. G reen st at ed the cou rterred o n page 8 b y say i ng that M r. J ones’ s urvey f

ol l ow ed the ori gi nal pl atw hen i tw as a ctual l y M r. C op p’s su rvey (f

or M r. G reen) thatf

oll ow ed the orig i nal pl at

. C ou nsel al so argued the m e r its o f the w ri t t en m oti on that addit i on al surv ey w or k s houl d b e r e qui r e d. M s. C ri t t end en ap peared and argued that the m arkers f rom her i ni t i a l s ur ve y by M r . J one s w e r e s t i l l pr e s e nt

. Theref ore, she s a w no ne e d f ora ny ne w s ur ve y . She w a nt e d the op i ni on a f f i r m e d a nd the case end ed....
I I . DI S CUS S I ON

. . . The Cour th as re - r e a d p a g e 8 of the M e m or a ndum O pi ni on a nd O r de r a nd ha s not f

ound the s t a t e m e nt tha t M r . J one s ’ s urvey w as selec ted b eca u se his su rv ey m atch ed the p lat. M r. C o p p ’s su rv e y is probabl y c l ose r t o the pl atthan i s M r. J ones’ s urvey . H ow eve r, ther e [ a r e ] a l s o c ons i de r a t i ons of the de e d r e f

e r e nc e , the l e ng th o f

t i m e the J one s ’ bo undar y m a r ker s ha ve be e n i n the g r ound , e t c . tha tpe r s ua de the co u rt to ad o p t M r. Jo n es’ su rv ey. M r. C o p p ’s su rv ey, T rial E x h ibit 2 , d o e s n o th a v e th e l e n g th s o f a l l o f t he pr o p e r ty l i n e s o f

th e t wo l i t i g a nt s . M r . G r e e n’ s de e d, Tri a l Ex hi bi t 7, i s ba s e d upon m e t e s a nd boun ds a nd doe s no tr e f e r t o the s ubdi vi s i on pl a t , Tri a l Ex hi bi t10

. I ti s un f ortun at e that surveyi ng w ork i s no trock etsci ence. F ro m the testim o n y o f th e su rv eyo rs , eac h p ar ty gain ed an d los t a l ittl e l a n d o n th e f

r o n t o r b a c k

. I t i s o n l y th e p a r t i e s ’ ( o n e o r bo t h) pe r s ona l i t i e s tha tm a ke thi s s uc h abi g de a l

. The c our t , f orthe r e a s onsM s. C ritten d e n fi le d no re sp o n siv e b rie f i n this a p p e a l. 1

T h e G r ee n D ee d w as e n t er ed i n t o t h e r ec or d a s T r i al Exh i bi t 7. 2 

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rom bo th the F i rstO rder an d the S econ d O rder an d raise s t w o issues for rev iew as stated in h is b rief:

I

. W hether the T ri al C ou rterred in d i sregarding m on um ented sub divisi on platbo un dary l i nes i n f avo r of a surv ey l i ne u si ng cou rses a nd di s t a nc e s w hi c h woul d c ha ng e the bo undar i e s , l otdi m e ns i ons a nd con f i gurati on of t w o lots f

rom tho se of the record ed, m on um ented sub divisi on plat es. I I

. W he the r the Tri a l Cour te r r e d i n a ppl y i ng a dve r s e po s s e s s i on the or y i n d e t e r m i ni ng the m utua l s i de y a r d bound a r y i n d i s r e g a r d o f the m onument e d s ubdi vi s i on pl a t s a nd A ppe l l a nt ’ s de e d. 1
T h is i s a cas e d ealin g in m inu ti a (i.e. 3 -4 inch es o f lan d ). T h e o n ly issu e b efo re this C o u rt is the q u estio n o f w h er e the co m m o n b o u n d ar y li n e b etw een thes e p ar ti es’ res p ectiv e p ro p er ti es is l ocated. H ow ever, si nce n o issue has been rai sed con cerning the tri al cou rt ’s ruli ng o n d am ages, the out com e of

thi s questi on w i l l r enderno re al g ai n f or e i therpar t y . Thatbei ng sa i d, w e em bar k o n o u r d i s c u s s i o n b y f

i r s tn o t i n g th a t , s i n c e th i s c a s e wa s tr i e d b y ac o u r ts i t t i n g wi th o u taj u r y , we review the case de n ovo up on the record w i th a presu m pti on of correctness of the fi nd i ngs of f act by the tr i a l c our t

. Unl e s s the e vi de nc e pr e pond e r a t e s a g a i ns tthe f i ndi ng s , w e m us ta f

f i r m , a bs e nt error o f l aw . S ee Tenn. R. A pp. P. 13(d).
A ccord i ng to the p roo f, M r. G reen acqu i red Lot 4 of H am i l l S ub divisi on (the “ G reen Prop e r t y ” ) by “W a r r a nt y D e e d” r e c or de d a tBook 3821 Pa g e 80 8 i n the Re g i s t e r ’ s O f f i c e of H am i l t on C ou nty and dated F ebru ary 27 , 199 1 (the “G reen D eed”). T he G reen D eed d escri bes 2 the co nv ey ance t o M r. G reen in m et es and b ou nd s as f oll ow s: Beg i nni ng a tapo i nti n the W e s t e r n l i ne of N or the r n H i l l s Roa d a tthe Sout he a s tc or ne r of

L otFor t y - f

our( 44), N or the r n Hi l l s Subdi vi s i on; the nc e N or th 8 2 d e g r e e s W e s ta l ong the Southe r n l i ne of L ot44 a nd 57 of s a i d S ub di vi s i on, 15 0 f e e tt o apo i nt ; the nc e South 1 4 d e g r e e s 58 m i nu t es E ast94 f

eett o a po i nt; then ce S ou th 82 degrees E ast15 0 fee t t o a poi nt i n the W e s t e r n l i ne of N or the r n H i l l s Roa d; t hen ce N or t hw ardl y a l ong the W e s t e r n l i ne of s a i d r oa d, 94 f

e e tt o the po i nt of begi nn i ng.

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T h is m etes an d b o u n d s d esc rip ti o n , h o w ev er , d o es n o t com p ly w ith the p lat m ap o f H am il l Subdi vi s i on r e c or de d a tPl a tBook 33 Pag e 74 i n the Re g i s t e r ’ s O f f i c e of H a m i l t on Count y a nd a dm i t t e d i nt o e vi de nc e a s Tri a l Ex hi bi t10 ( the “Pl a tM a p” )

. Spe c i f i c a l l y , the Pl a tM a p l i s t s the l e ng th o f the c om m on boun da r y l i ne be t w e e n the G r e e n Pr ope r t y a nd L ot2 of H a m i l l Subdi vi s i on (the “ C ri t t end en P rop ert y ”) as 14 8.9 2 fee tw hil e the G reen D eed li st s that bou nd ary at15 0 fee t

. A l so, the G reen D eed li st s the S ou thern bo un dary of the G reen P rop ert y at94 f eetw hil e the p l at m ap sh o w s th e S o u the rn b o u n d ar y to b e 9 4 .0 5 f eet.
M s . Cr i t t e nde n a c qui r e d the Cr i t t e nde n Pr ope r t y by “W a r r a nt y D e e d” r e c or de d a tBook 5987 Pa g e 36 7 i n the Re g i s t e r ’ s O f f i c e of H a m i l t on Count y a nd da t e d Se pt e m be r 12 , 20 01 ( the “Cri t t e nde n Dee d” )

. The Cr i t t e nde n Dee d make s the f ol l ow i ng c onve y a nc e t o M s . Cr i t t e nde n: Lot T w o (2 ), H am i l l S ub divisi on , a s sho w n b y platof r e c o r d i n P l at B o o k 3 3 , p a ge 7 4 , in th e R e gis te r ’ s O ffic e o f H a m ilto n C o u n ty, T enn essee. T urni ng t o the Pl atM ap a s re f er enc e i n the Cri t t enden D ee d, M s. Cri t t enden’ s S out her n boun da r y i s s e ta t96

. 9 f e e tw hi l e the c om m on boun da r y be t w e e n the Cr i t t e nde n Pr ope r t y a nd the G re en P ro p er ty is set at1 4 8 .9 2 f eet. O n Ju ne 3 0, 20 03 , a f

t er this sui tw as f

i l ed, M r. G reen p urp ortedly pu rchased a tri angu l ar s e c t i on of

pr ope r t y a l ong the Southe r n b ound a r y of the G r e e n Pr ope r t y a nd e xt e ndi ng a l ong the Sout he r n b ound a r y of

the Cr i t t e nde n Pr ope r t y . Thi s c onve y a nc e , f r om A s hokk um a r N

. Pa t e l a nd N a l i na be n A. Pat e l e ta l

. , w a s m a de by “W a r r a nt y D e e d” r e c or de d a tBook 6737 Pa g e 64 1 i n the R egister ’s O ff

ice o f H am il ton C o u n ty (th e “ P atel D eed ”) . T h e P atel D eed rea d s, in relev an t par t, as f oll ow s: L ot4 ( re vi se d) of the H am i l l S ubdivi si on L ot s 1 and 4 on H w y . 153 (a Subdi vi s i on of

L ot s 1 a nd 4 o f

H a m i l l Subdi vi s i on on H w y . 153, of r e c or d i n Pl a tBook 33, Pa g e 74 , i n the Re g i s t e r ’ s O f f i c e of H a m i l t on Count y , Tenn e s s e e ) , a s s how n on r e vi s e d pl a t of Cobb E ngi ne e r i ng G r oup, dr a w i ng number 02- 394B da t e d 5- 8- 03, of r e c or d i n Pl a tBook P 3 7 1 , , P age 1 9 5 , an d at I n stru m en t N u m b er 2 0 0 3 0 5 2 8 0 0 3 0 1 , b o th in the R eg i st er ’s of

f i ce of H am i l t on C ounty , Tenness ee ; a nd bei ng m ore parti cularl y descri bed as f oll ow s: C om m encing ata po i nt in the w est righ t-o f-w ay of N o rth er n H il ls R o ad a n d a t th e so u the ast co rn er o f Lo tt 4 4 , N o rth er n H il ls S u b d ivisio n (P lat B o o k 2 1 , P age 5 1 ); the n ce N o rth 79° 49' 41" W est , adi s t a nc e of 15 0. 03 f

e e tt o a n i r on pi n, s a i d p oi nt b ein g the n o rth w est co rn er o f said Lo t 4 (r ev ised ); the n ce S o u th 07° 09' 22" W e s t , a di s t a nc e of 179. 82 f e e t t o apo i nt , s a i d p oi ntbe i ng the s outhw e s tc or ne r of s a i d L ot4 ( r e vi s e d) ; the nc e N or th 2 6° 31' 00" E ast, a d istan ce o f 9 6 .9 0 f eet to a po int; the n ce S o u th 7 9 °4 5 ' 0 0 " E ast, a d i st a nc e of

14 8. 92 f

e e tt o apo i nt , s a i d p oi ntbe i ng the s outheastA ltho u g h the P a te l D e e d p u rp o rts to tra n sfe r th e d isp u te d trian g u la r p ie c e o f l a n d fro m L o t 1 o f H a m ill 3 S u b d ivisi o n t o M r. G reen, as d escri b ed b y t hese m et es and b o und s, t he P at el D eed al so i ncl ud es t he G reen P ro p e rty. C o n se q u e n tly, this C o u rt is no t sur e o f t h e re le v a n c e o f t h e P a te l D e e d

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### -7- corn er of sai d Lot 4 (r evised); then ce N orth 12 °48 ' 00 " W est , a dist ance of 94

. 00 f e e tt o the po i ntof

be g i nni ng ; s a i d L ot 4 ( r e vi s e d) c ont a i ni ng 0.3 6 acre, m ore o r l ess. [T his conv ey ance i nclud es th e tri angu l ar po rt i on o f la n d fro m the sai d n orthw estcorn er of the ex i st i ng G reen p ro p er ty then ce S o u th 0 7 °0 9 ' 2 2 " W est, 1 7 9

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ee t ; thence N orth 12°48' 51" W es t( ca l cul at ed) , 9 4 .0 6 f eet (s aid call b ein g ab an d o n ed in the rev ised p lat); an d the s aid tri angu l ar po rt i on con t ai ning 0.0 66 3 ac re, m ore or l ess, w hich has b een ad d ed to th e p re ex isti n g Lo t 4 to f o rm the s aid Lo t 4 (r ev ised )]. 3
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the a bove , i ta ppe a r s t o thi s Cour ttha tthe or i g i na l G r e e n Dee d was e r r one ous i n it s m et es and b ou nd s descri pti on of the G reen P rop ert y . N on etheless, w hil e the G reen D eed doe s no ta g r e e w i th the Pl a tM a p, i ti s c l e a r tha tthe G r e e n Pr ope r t y do e s no te nc r oa c h u pon the Cri t t e nde n Pr ope r t y s i nc e the Cr i t t e nde n Dee d o nl y c onve y s w ha ti s r e pr e s e nt e d o n the Pl a tM a p. Cons e que nt l y , the bo undar y l i ne be t w e e n the s e pa r t i e s ’ r e s pe c t i ve pr ope r t i e s s houl d b e e s t a bl i s he d a s the l i ne s how n o n the Pl a tM a p b e c a us e , r e g a r dl e s s of w ha tthe G r e e n Dee d o r the J one s s ur ve y r e f

l e c t s , M s . Cr i t t e nde n, by vi r tue of the Cr i t t e nde n Dee d, i s e nt i t l e d t o n o more orno l e s s pr ope r t y tha n tha tr e f l e c t e d i n the Pl a tM a p. T he Jo nes sur vey, T ri al E x hibit1, f oll ow s the m et es and b ou nd s descri pti on of the G reen D e e d a nd de vi a t e s f

r om the Pl a tM a p b y m a ki ng the c om m on boun da r y be t w e e n the s e pa r t i e s 15 0 f ee ta s oppo se d t o the 148. 92 f ee tr ef l ec t ed i n the Pl atM ap a nd by m aki ng the Sou ther n boun dar y of the Cr i t t e nde n Pr ope r t y 96

. 7 f e e ta s op pos e d t o the 96

. 9 f e e tc onve y e d i n the Pl a tM a p. O n the othe r ha nd, the Copp s ur ve y , Tri a l Ex hi bi t2, m or e a c c ur a t e l y r e f l e c t s the a ppor t i onmentof l a nd accord i ng to the P l atM ap. S i nce the C op p su rvey com pli es w i th the P l atM ap an d w i th the m et es a nd boun ds de s c r i pt i on c ont a i ne d i n the Pa t e l D e e d, i tg i ve s M s . Cr i t t e nde n e xac t l y w ha ts he i s du e unde r the Cr i t t e nde n Dee d a nd g i ve s M r . G r e e n e xac t l y w ha the a s s um e dl y ba r g a i ne d f orun de r the P at el D eed.
F or the f orego i ng reason s, w e reverse the O rders o f the tri al cou rtt o the ex t ent that they a doptthe J one s s ur ve y a nd t o the e xt e nttha tthe y s e tthe Cr i t t e nde n Pr ope r t y bo undar i e s i n a ny di m e ns i ons othe r tha n thos e r e f l e c t e d i n the Pl a tM a p ( w hi c h i s the pr ope r t y de s c r i pt i on us e d i n the C ritten d en D eed ). T h e O rd er s o f the trial co u rt are aff irm ed in all oth er res p ects, an d the ca se is r e m a nde d f

ors uc h f ur the r pr oc e e di ng s a s m a y be ne c e s s a r y c ons i s t e ntw i th thi s O pi ni on. Cos t s of this appeal are ass essed on e-half t o ap pell ant, Jerry G reen, and his surety , a nd on e-half t o A pp el l ee, N a nc y Cr i t t e nde n.

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