Alabama Power Co. v. Curry

SHORES, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party pursuant to Rule 19, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The issue is whether the United States is an indispensable party in a suit seeking to settle a dispute over a boundary line between lots located within a federal hydroelectric project.

The controversy involves the boundary line between lakefront lots in Tallapoosa County. The plaintiff claims ownership of a parcel of land which is bounded by a parcel owned by Alabama Power Company (APCo). A dispute has arisen concerning…