Legal Opinion

Hingle v. Gann

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 2, 1979No. 78-16PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a boundary line dispute. The appellant frames the issue here as follows:

"Whether a party can specifically plead that a boundary line between a coterminous landowner is a section line and subsequently have the boundary line established solely on a claim of adverse possession without regard to the section line and without prior notice to the defendant." Unquestionably, plaintiff did allege that:

"4. Plaintiffs aver that the true boundary line separating their property from that of the defendant is the Eastern Boundary line of Section 26, Township 16, Range 3 East, which said boundary…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rushton v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  2. Keppel v. DreierIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Simon v. SnyderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Poston v. GaddisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. Young v. SandlinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  3. Webb v. City of DemopolisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
  4. Coosa Valley Youth Services v. Etowah CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  5. Phillips v. MontoyaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2017

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API