Sigmar v. Anderson

OPINION

G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.

This case concerns whether a bankruptcy court’s order approving a sale of real property free of claims, together with the subsequent sale by the debtor, precludes later state court litigation to determine ownership of and the right to use a portion of that property. Axel M. Sigmar and Lucia S. Sigmar filed this suit against Alan Anderson and Jo Ellen Anderson asserting ownership of a strip of land between their property and the Andersons’ platted lot along the shore of Lake Travis. The Sig-mars also requested a declaration that they had the right under an…