Moore v. Johnson

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding certain property to the defendant, Roosevelt Johnson, by virtue of his adverse possession of the property. The action was filed on November 13, 1981, by Thomas Young Moore to settle a boundary line dispute between Moore and Johnson. The two co-terminous landowners each claimed ownership of the same piece of property, and after the trial court awarded the land to Johnson, Moore appealed.

The facts of this case, heard by the trial court sitting without a jury, are as follows:

The property which is the subject of this action is located in Wilcox County,…