S-20-0514 Lillie Brown v. Bernard Morello (Appellant).
Douglas County District Court, Hon. W. Russell Bowie
Attorneys: Sydney Pontius-Maynes (Senior-certified law student), Catherine Mahem, & Christopher Mihalo (Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic, for Appellee); Andrew T. Schlosser (Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan, PC, LLO, for Appellant)
Civil: Adverse Possession
Proceedings below: The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee on her adverse possession claim and dismissed Appellant’s counterclaim seeking compensatory damages for unauthorized use and removal of a retaining wall.
Issues: Appellant assigns that the district court erred in 1) granting Appellee’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing Appellant’s counterclaim despite genuine issues of material fact; 2) excluding paragraphs 5 and 6 of Appellant’s affidavit based on speculation and relevance; and 3) excluding paragraph 5 of Appellant’s affidavit on hearsay grounds.