Alfred T. Duncan, Rosa L. Duncan, and Jerry Wayne Bell v. Yvonne Elizabeth Qualls, Jerry Barber and wife, Margie Barber, and H. Tom Kittrell, Sr.

Case Number
M2002-00520-COA-R3-CV

This is a boundary line dispute. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendants to establish common boundary lines and to recover for timber cut from their land. One of the defendants counterclaimed for damages to his land. The trial court found that the defendants' proposed boundary line was the correct boundary line, but granted the plaintiffs a perpetual easement over the defendants' land. The trial court declined to award the plaintiffs compensation for the cut timber. On appeal, one of the defendants argues that the trial court erred in denying a motion to produce findings of facts, erred in granting a perpetual easement across the defendants' land, and erred in failing to grant the defendants damages. The plaintiffs assert that the trial court erred in failing to award them damages and discretionary costs. We reverse the award of a perpetual easement since the record does not indicate that such relief was sought, and affirm the remainder of the trial court's decision.

Authoring Judge
Judge Holly Kirby Lillard
Originating Judge
Chancellor Russell Heldman
Case Name
Alfred T. Duncan, Rosa L. Duncan, and Jerry Wayne Bell v. Yvonne Elizabeth Qualls, Jerry Barber and wife, Margie Barber, and H. Tom Kittrell, Sr.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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