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Garden gnome fails to defend tiny patch of land against claim

Rob Beschizza
Mar 10, 2026
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Ownership of an 8ft by 3ft strip of land between two houses came into dispute after new owners moved in on one side. Though the patch had been lovingly tended by the other neighbors for years, after examining the plat the newcomers "decided the land was actually theirs," tore out the flowers growing there, and placed a garden gnome o…

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