Legal Opinion
Norris v. Thomas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 2007No. 05-0476Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
215 S.W.3d 851 (2007)
Thomas Eugene NORRIS, Sr. and Karen Lynn Norris, Appellants,
v.
Johnny W. THOMAS, Trustee, Appellee.
No. 05-0476.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued November 15, 2005.
Decided February 9, 2007.
Melvin R. Blumberg, San Antonio, for Appellants.
Johnny W. Thomas, Law Office of Johnny W. Thomas, San Antonio, for Appellee.
2Opinion of the Court · WillettJustice Willett
We confront today a question of first impression: whether a boat qualifies as a homestead under article XVI, sections 50 and 51 of the Texas Constitution. Since 1845, our state constitution has protected a homestead from forced sale to satisfy the claims of creditors.[1]…
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