Van Dam v. Lewis

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

This appeal stems from a dispute over a piece of property providing water access to Lake Corpus Christi for Pernitas Point Subdivision residents Appellees Patrick L. Lewis and Dorissa Lewis. The Lewises claim an easement exists across a portion of land owned by Appellants Daniel Van Dam and Cheryl L. Van Dam, which provides the Lewises, and other individuals, access to Lake Corpus Christi. The trial court granted a declaratory judgment, in favor of the Lewises, confirming an easement by implied dedication “for the benefit of the public, specifically…