Legal Opinion
Bownes v. Winston County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 8, 1985No. 84-695PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
From a judgment declaring that Winston County Road 12-B is a public road and ordering Dr. Eugene A. Bownes to remove any and all obstructions from that road, Dr. Bownes appeals. We reverse and remand.
On February 28, 1964, a quitclaim deed was given to Leonard Farley (Dr. Bownes's predecessor in title) to "All that part of the old right of way of Arley-Trade Road across the SW of the SW in Section 26, Township 11, Range 6. Said road has now been abandoned and this conveyance is for the purpose of conveying said right of way back to the adjoining landowner."
The grantor in the deed was the "The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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