Turner v. Trammel

Melton, Justice.

On July 6, 2006, Thomas and Tracy Trammell (the “Tram-mells”) filed a quia timet action in Lamar County Superior Court, claiming ownership of a triangular tract of land in Lamar County. Royce and Ann Turner (the “Turners”) filed an answer and counterclaim, claiming ownership of the property in question based on their separate chain of title as well as adverse possession. Following a jury trial in which both the Trammells and the Turners presented evidence of their respective chains of title to the property, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Trammells, awarding them…