Able v. Lawson

SHORES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered after an ore terms hearing in a boundary dispute between coterminous landowners. The trial court found the record boundary to be as set out in the plaintiffs’ complaint, but held that the defendant had acquired title to the disputed strip by adverse possession. The plaintiffs concede that the evidence was conflicting and would permit the conclusion reached by the trial judge, but assert that the court erroneously applied the relevant law in this case. Thus, they argue that the ore terms presumption of correctness does not aid the…