In the Matter of the Estate of Robert H. Slaughter, Deceased; Garland Trice, Jr. V.eoies Trice and Ocie Trice

Summary

The court reversed the decree quieting title in favor of Eoies and Ocie Trice and dismissed their adverse-possession claim because they failed to prove that Robert Slaughter's unknown heirs, who were cotenants, received actual notice of the hostile claim. The prior litigation and appellate opinion did not establish actual notice because there was no evidence that the unknown heirs participated in the earlier case, and the appellate opinion lacked a legal description of the property and did not identify them. The court of appeals' opinion was vacated.