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Poullos v. Pine Crest Homes, LLC
Citation:
293 Neb. 115 (Neb. 2016)Facts
In November 2001, George and Jody Poullos purchased a home on lot 368 in an Omaha subdivision. When they purchased the home, it was fully completed with sod, an underground sprinkler system, and a sidewalk. The Poulloses believed their property extended to the sod line, which was just outside the sprinkler system. From 2001 onward, George continuously mowed, fertilized, and watered the sod and maintained the sprinkler system. The adjacent lot 367 remained vacant until 2013, when Pine Crest Homes began constructing a home. A survey revealed that a wedge-shaped section of land (approximately 667 square feet) that included portions of the sod and sprinkler system maintained by the Poulloses was actually part of lot 367. The Poulloses filed a complaint seeking injunctive relief to stop construction and to quiet title to the disputed land based on adverse possession. The district court found in favor of the Poulloses, but Pine Crest Homes appealed.
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