MEECE v. HALE


678 S.W.2d 796 (1984)

Ernest MEECE and Cora Meece, Appellants, v. Carroll HALE, Zelma Hale, Jewell Baker, Jimmy Baker, Wesley Dyke and Unknown Heirs of William Barnes and Mary Barnes, Deceased, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Polk, Somerset, for appellees.

Boyd F. Taylor, Taylor & Jensen, London, for appellants.

Before COMBS, GUDGEL and HOWERTON, JJ.


COMBS, Judge.

This appeal concerns disputed ownership of 4.25 acres of Pulaski County woodland. The trial court found that appellants had a connected chain of title to the tract of land in dispute, but held in favor of appellees on the basis of adverse possession. The evidence justified the trial court's finding that appellees' predecessor in title continuously used the land as his own for more than fifteen years, and its conclusion that ownership created by adverse...

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