Texas Supreme Court· 2/9/2007

Norris v. Thomas

Citations

215 S.W.3d 851
50 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 398
2007 Tex. LEXIS 130
2007 WL 428075

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holding that an object cannot be an improvement to real property entitled to homestead protection unless it is annexed to the real property with the intent that it be a permanent addition to the realty
holding that an object cannot be an improvement to real property entitled to homestead protection unless. it is annexed to the real property with the intent that it be a permanent addition to the realty
“Movable chattels do not possess the characteristics of a fixture attached to real property and do not acquire the character of realty.”
\The Tax Code . . . more generally employs a looser definition [of \residence homestead\] that essentially focuses on whether the structure is owned and occupied as a principal residence\
“Neither the Texas Constitution nor the Property Code defines ‘homestead’ with specificity”
“Neither the Texas Constitution nor the Property Code defines ‘homestead’ with specificity”

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Judges: Brister, Green, Hecht, Jefferson, Johnson, O'Neill, Wainwright, Willett

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