Stagner v. Hardy

INGRAM, Judge.

This case concerns a land dispute between Tommy and Bessie Mae Stagner (Stagners) and Ocie Hardy (Hardy). Hardy commenced an action against the Stagners for trespass and to recover possession of land and for damages for the unlawful detainer of the land. After both parties submitted to the court a memorandum of law, the court rendered a judgment awarding possession of the property to Hardy and a judgment against the Stagners in the sum of $1,200 as damages for the detention of the property. The Stagners now appeal to this court.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court…