Legal Opinion
Fordham v. Cleburne County Commission
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 5, 1991No. 89-1575PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEAGALL, Justice.
In March 1982, James W. Fordham purchased a parcel of real estate in Cleburne County, Alabama. A dirt road extended across that property to an adjoining parcel of real estate owned by Percy L. Owen. The dirt road, known as “Beaver Lane Road,” connects with another road known as “Lambert Road” or “Owen Road”; both are considered public roads.
Within a year of the purchase, Fordham made improvements on the land, such as clearing both sides of the road, placing gravel on the road, fencing both sides of the road, and planting cedar trees along the sides of the road. Soon after…
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