Chamblee v. Weeks

SHORES, Justice.

Houston Weeks filed suit against the Chamblees, asking the court to fix the boundary line between their adjoining properties. After an ore tenus nonjury trial, the court held that Weeks had adversely possessed the disputed strip of land for the requisite period. The defendants appealed. We affirm.

When a trial judge hears ore tenus evidence in a boundary line dispute, the court’s judgment determining the boundary line is presumed correct and will be upheld if supported by credible evidence. Bell v. Jackson, 530 So.2d 42 (Ala.1988); Nelson v. Styron, 524 So.2d 353 (Ala.1988);…