Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Styron

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 1, 1988No. 86-768PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a boundary line dispute between coterminous landowners, plaintiffs George and Betty Nelson, and defendants George and Frances Styron, involving parcels of land located in Baldwin County.

Plaintiffs filed suit in ejectment. Defendants filed a counterclaim; they claimed title by adverse possession and requested that the court issue a judgment declaring a certain fence to be the true north-south boundary line dividing the contiguous parcels.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial judge entered a judgment against the plaintiffs on their claim and a judgment in favor of the defendants on…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nelson v. GarrardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Smith v. NelsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Graham v. McKinneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. Moore v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. MarkosSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  2. Valentine v. IrelandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  3. McCollum v. ReavesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  4. Bushnell v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  5. Chamblee v. WeeksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989

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