RITCHIE v. PAINE


431 S.W.2d 498 (1968)

Lewis RITCHIE et al., Appellants, v. Augustus Gibson PAINE, II, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Hobson, Prestonsburg, for appellants.

E. B. Rose, Beattyville, J. Douglas Graham, Campton, A. Dale Bryant, Jackson, Richard Prewitt, Frankfort, for appellees.


DAVIS, Commissioner

The appellees instituted this action asserting their ownership of two parcels of land situated in Breathitt County and alleging that the appellants had trespassed thereon and removed coal valued at $5,000. The appellants defended on the basis of their own ownership of the land, contending that they had acquired title to it by adverse possession. Appellants also contended that the title of the appellees is defective. The trial court entered judgment...

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