Texas Supreme Court· 1/25/1984
Koonce v. Brite Estate
Citations
- 663 S.W.2d 451
- 27 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 185
- 1984 Tex. LEXIS 308
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating one of the required elements to establish an easement by necessity is that “access must be a necessity and not a mere convenience”
- assessing a roadway easement by the standard of an easement by necessity
- an element necessary to establish an implied easement by necessity is that the necessity must exist at the time of severance of the two estates
- “The elements needed to establish an implied easement by necessity are: (1) unity of ownership prior to separation.”
- an element necessary to establish an implied easement by necessity is that the necessity must exist at the time of severance of the two estates
- “To establish unity of ownership[,] the claimant must prove prior to severance, his grantor owned the dominant and servient estate as a unit or single tract.”
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Judges: Robertson
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75 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Scott v. CannonTex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1998-02-12· cited 112×
- Holden v. WeidenfellerTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1996-09-18· cited 96×
- MacK v. LandryTex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2000-03-02· cited 93×
- Roberson v. City of AustinTex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-01-21· cited 68×
- Scown v. NeieTex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2006-09-06· cited 60×
- Daniel v. FoxTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1996-02-14· cited 55×
- Cecola v. RuleyTex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2000-02-16· cited 44×
- Miller v. ElliottTex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2002-08-23· cited 44×
- Keith Redburn v. Charmelle GarrettFifth Circuit· 2018-08-01· cited 44×
- David Hamrick, Maggie Hamrick, Sue Bertram and Steve Bertram v. Tom Ward and Betsey WardTexas Supreme Court· 2014-08-29· cited 39×
- Seber v. Union Pacific RailroadTex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2011-08-16· cited 35×
- Campbell v. Summit Plaza AssociatesColorado Court of Appeals· 2008-02-07· cited 33×
- State v. BeesonTex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 2007-07-19· cited 32×
- Benedictine Sisters of the Good Shepherd v. EllisonTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1997-11-10· cited 31×
- Ingham v. O'BlockTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2011-07-27· cited 25×
- Garza v. PopeTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1997-04-30· cited 24×
- Villa Nova Resort, Inc. v. StateTex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1986-05-22· cited 23×
- Crone v. BrumleyTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2006-12-18· cited 20×
- Goodenberger v. EllisTex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2011-06-23· cited 16×
- Staley Family Partnership, Ltd. v. StilesTexas Supreme Court· 2016-01-29· cited 16×
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