Morgan v. Pierce

BILL BASS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a county court judgment for the landlord in a forcible de-tainer case. We will reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.

Appellee, Bill Pierce, was the owner and landlord and Appellant, Glenn Morgan, the tenant of a house and lot described in the lease agreement and throughout these proceedings as located at Route 1, Box 228, Rusk, Texas. Following a dispute between them regarding the maintenance of the leased premises and the landlord’s right to cross it to reach the adjoining property, Pierce gave notice to Morgan to vacate the…