BROOKS v. JONES

No. 8510.

564 S.W.2d 147 (1978)

Dr. M. James BROOKS, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. M. Carl JONES, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Smith, Roberts, Harbour, Smith, Harris, French & Ritter, Longview, Doyle Curry, Jones, Jones & Baldwin, Marshall, for appellants.

L. F. Burke, Longview, J. R. Cornelius, The Cornelius Law Firm, Jefferson, G. Brockett Irwin, Longview, for appellee.


RAY, Justice.

This case concerns public and private easements by prescription. Appellants (plaintiffs), Dr. M. James Brooks, Jr. and Dr. Jesse M. Brooks, doing business as Brooks Oil Company, a partnership, brought suit against appellee (defendant), M. Carl Jones, for the purpose of establishing a public easement over an East-West roadway and a private easement over a North-South roadway. The jury found that appellants had acquired a private easement over the North...

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