Legal Opinion

Holifield v. Smith

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 11, 2008No. 2061204PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Judge.

The defendants, Jackie Holifield and Rita Holifield, appeal a judgment establishing a fence line as the boundary line between their land and the land of the plaintiffs, Debra O. Smith (“Debra”), Frank M. Overstreet (“Frank”), and Alberta Overstreet (“Alberta”). We reverse the trial court’s judgment insofar as it erred in describing the location of the fence line, and we remand the case for the trial court to correct that error. In all other respects, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Alberta, the mother of Debra and Frank, owns record title to a life estate in the east half of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Tidwell v. StricklerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Kerlin v. Tensaw Land & Timber Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  4. Fitts v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  5. Lay v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dickinson v. SuggsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
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  3. Hubbard v. CasonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  4. Mary Jane Marquart and Shannion R. Brown v. Elizabeth Jane Beyke (Appeal from Lauderdale Circuit Court: CV-22-900249).Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2025

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