MATCHA v. MATTOX ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE

No. 14384.

711 S.W.2d 95 (1986)

Robert L. MATCHA, et ux., Appellants, v. Honorable Jim MATTOX, Attorney General of Texas, on Behalf of the PEOPLE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen A. Lerner, Houston, for appellants.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Ken Cross, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee.

Before SHANNON, C.J., and GAMMAGE and CARROLL, JJ.


SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Robert L. Matcha and Anne Morgan Matcha, husband and wife, seek to set aside a judgment of the district court of Travis County in an "open beach" suit. See Tex. Nat.Res.Code Ann. § 61.001 et seq. (1978 & Supp.1986). After a jury trial the district court directed a verdict and rendered judgment which, in general, prohibits the Matchas from interfering with the public's right of free access to and over the beach. This Court...

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