Watkins v. Harper

Barbara Watkins appealed from a judgment of the Chambers Circuit Court dismissing her complaint seeking a judgment quieting title to certain real property. That appeal was transferred to this court by the Alabama Supreme Court pursuant to § 12-2-7(6), Ala. Code 1975.

Gary A. Harper and Laurie D. Harper ("the Harpers") were neighbors of Shawn Watkins ("the son") and Barbara Watkins ("the mother"); however, a dispute arose over the ownership of a tract of real property on which the son was residing ("the disputed property"). The Harpers filed a complaint in the Chambers Circuit Court seeking to…