Idaho Court Revives Farm Couple's Claim to 5.95 Acres After Decades of Use

Greg and Leah Sempel, an Idaho farming couple, have worked land beside an old barbed-wire fence since 1979 and believe the 5.95-acre plot belongs to them. They say they continued using the land for decades, even after the state acquired the neighbouring property in 1996. The dispute with the state reached the Idaho Supreme Court, which on a Tuesday in October overturned an earlier ruling that had favoured Idaho. The decision allows the couple's ownership claim to proceed.