Legal Opinion

Koonce v. J.E. Brite Estate

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 15, 1983No. 16897PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

Appellee, J.E. Brite Estate, plaintiff below, filed suit to obtain a declaratory judgment confirming the existence of an implied easement across an adjoining tract owned by appellants.

Appellee is the owner of a 10.679 acre tract which in turn is a part of a 30 acre *331tract conveyed to J.E. Brite and his wife Mabel Brite, on February 24, 1931. When Mabel Brite passed away, J.E. Brite became sole owner of the tract pursuant to the provisions of Mabel Brite’s will. The 10.679 acre tract is the estate benefitting from the trial court's ruling and will hereinafter be referred…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Othen v. RosierTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Bains v. ParkerTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Duff v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Ellis v. BassettIndiana Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Koonce v. Brite EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Villa Nova Resort, Inc. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986

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