Lee v. SOUTHERN TELECOM CO.

Barnes, Judge.

Wayne F. Lee and Paulette D. Lee appeal the grant of summary judgment to Southern Telecom Company, Gilbert Southern Corporation, and Level 3 Communications (collectively “Southern Tele-com”) in the Lees’ action for trespass. The Lees’ claim arose from Southern Telecom’s subcontractor laying underground cable on the Lees’ property. The Lees contend the trial court erred by holding that they did not have sufficient title to the land where the cable was installed to maintain an action for trespass and erred by finding that because independent contractors installed the cable,…