Legal Opinion
Arrington v. Texas General Land Office
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided February 1, 2001No. 14-00-00290-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDELMAN, Justice.
In this public beach easement dispute, John M. Arrington and Dorothy J. Arring-ton (collectively, the “Arringtons”) appeal a summary judgment entered in favor of the Texas General Land Office (the “GLO”) and the City of Galveston (the “city”) on the ground that the evidence raised a fact issue as to where the landward boundary of the public beach easement was located relative to their property. We affirm.
Background
The Arringtons own a beachfront home in the city. In September of 1998, Tropical Storm Frances (the “storm”) damaged their house and eventually moved the…
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