One day he received a letter from his hometown; his family wanted to build a new house and was involved in a dispute with a neighbor as to where the wall dividing the two properties should be erected. They beseeched Kuo to submit their case with the proper authority.
在郭朴擔任吏部尚書的時候，故鄉的家人與鄰居因建屋爭奪一牆之地，互不相讓而纏訟數年，便捎信給郭朴，希望他向當地主管官吏關說，以打贏這場官司。