COCKRELL v. KELLEY

81-828, 81-860.

428 So.2d 622 (1983)

Amos COCKRELL and Bertie Cockrell v. Arlis KELLEY, a/k/a Arlis Kelly. Arlis KELLEY, a/k/a Arlis Kelly v. Amos COCKRELL and Bertie Cockrell.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Quenelle, Birmingham, for appellants.

Thomas E. Snoddy, Double Springs, for appellees.


FAULKNER, Justice.

These appeals arise out of a boundary dispute between coterminous landowners. The trial court ruled that adverse possession had been established. We reverse.

In 1951, G.W. Kelly, the original owner, sold part of his land to his son, Arlis Kelly. The deed was not executed until 1955. G.W. Kelly died in 1977, and the remaining real estate was sold to Arthur Ferguson. In 1980, Amos Cockrell and his wife, Bertie, who is G.W. Kelly's daughter...

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