Legal Opinion

Samuelson v. Alvarado

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided January 13, 1993No. 08-92-00233-CVPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

This is an easement case in which the owner of the dominant, landlocked tract sought a declaratory judgment establishing his right to an easement of necessity along the west side of the servient tract. The owner of the servient estate appeals from a judgment which, following a bench trial, granted the owner of the dominant estate what is in effect an exclusive twelve foot easement along the west side of the ser-vient estate. We affirm the judgment, as modified, of the trial court.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On September 1, 1981, Cecilia Samuelson Menefee (Menefee), Appellant,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Point Lookout West, Inc. v. WhortonTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Lakeside Launches, Inc. v. Austin Yacht Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Hoak v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Evans v. RopteTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  5. Cozby v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Holmstrom v. Lee, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  2. Vinson v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  3. Trutec Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Western Atlas International, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  4. Martin v. Cockrell, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010
  5. Thompson v. Clayton, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009

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