CULLMAN WHOLESALE CO., INC. v. Simmons

This is an appeal from a summary judgment quieting title in the plaintiffs to certain real property. We reverse the summary judgment and remand the cause for further proceedings.

The subject of this litigation is a parcel of wild and unimproved land situated in Walker County. The parcel consists of approximately 80 acres. The common source of title for all claims is Clayton Sanders, who in 1951 was the surface owner of the subject property. On August 6, 1951, Clayton Sanders conveyed the property by quitclaim deed to his two-year-old son, Stephen Sanders. On September 21, 1961, the Internal…