Opinion ID: 1863568
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Wrongful Ouster and Trespass to Land

Text: Count V of the complaint alleges that on October 1, 1991, and continuing afterwards, by force and intimidation the defendants Waddell, Georgia, and Virginia's estate wrongfully exercised dominion over real property which, the plaintiffs say, was conveyed to Charlie by Virginia. Charlie claims that the defendants are trespassing on real property owned by him, that the defendants have ousted him from the property, and that he is continually suffering damage as the result of his being deprived of the possession of this land, which he says is income-producing land. He supports this claim with the same evidence offered in support of the conversion claim discussed above. In response, the defendants argue that the summary judgment was proper on the conversion claim. They argue that Charlie has no ownership interest in the real property because, they say, there was no delivery of the deed from Virginia to Charlie. We have already determined that a question of fact exists as to whether Virginia delivered the deed to Charlie in order to transfer title of the land to him. Viewing the same affidavit evidence noted above, we conclude that Charlie supported his ouster and trespass claims with substantial evidence, and that questions of fact remain as to whether the defendants committed, and continue to commit, trespass and a wrongful ouster. The trial court erred in entering the summary judgment as to these claims.