Legal Opinion

Holoway v. Carter

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 13, 1954No. 6 Div. 626PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

Carter, appellee, filed a bill in equity .against Holloway to establish a disputed boundary line. The trial court heard the testimony of the witnesses orally, ordered .a survey of the property, and rendered a final decree granting the appellee the relief as prayed for. From the decree the respondent has appealed.

A decree establishing a line between coterminous lands on evidence submitted ore tenus in open court is presumed to be correct. Spradling v. May, 259 Ala. 10, 65 So.2d 494. And in such a case the trial court’s conclusions will not be disturbed unless palpably…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sieben v. TorreySupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  2. Brantley v. HeltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. Spradling v. MaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  4. Spires v. NixSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. McNeil v. HaddenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  2. Christian v. ReedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  3. Renfroe v. WeaverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Watson v. PriceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  5. Palmer v. RuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972

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