Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 2, 1931No. 6 Div. 798PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The bill was to establish a disputed boundary line between coterminous and contiguous landowners.
The statutes having application are sections 6439, 6440, Code; Acts 1923, p. 764; and recent constructions thereof are found in Yauger v. Taylor, 218 Ala. 235, 118 So. 271; Steele v. Allen, 214 Ala. 285, 107 So. 812; Vines v. Sligh, 221 Ala. 181, 128 So. 143. It is established that in a suit in equity to determine a boundary line, the court has authority to determine all questions, including the issue of adverse possession, essential to final adjudication and settlement of the true boundary line.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Copeland v. WarrenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Yauger v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Smith v. BachusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Spragins v. FitcheardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Steele v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Edwards v. FarmerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Crew v. W. T. Smith Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Ballard v. W. T. Smith Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Keith v. MilfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960