Supreme Court of Alabama August 1, 1986, 84-1022 (Lilly v. Palmer)

This appeal presents an issue of adverse possession in a boundary line dispute between coterminous landowners. In 1969 Plaintiff Mamie Lilly purchased some land in Baldwin County from Alabama Palmer. The land was inclosed by a fence, and, being "open" and containing approximately 7 1/2 acres, it was known in the community as "the 7 1/2-acre field." Ms.