RICE v. ARMSTRONG

No. 8841.

616 S.W.2d 415 (1981)

Edgar RICE, et al., Appellants, v. Bob ARMSTRONG, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. R. Cornelius, The Cornelius Law Firm, Jefferson, Ben Z. Grant, Kirkpatrick, Grant & Leggat, Marshall, for appellants.

J. Milton Richardson, Austen H. Furse, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for Armstrong.

G. Brockett Irwin, Longview, for Brelands.


BLEIL, Justice.

This is a land title case bringing into issue the State's right to lease certain lands.

The crux of this appeal is whether the Big Cypress Bayou is the south boundary of the B. F. Lynn Survey in Marion County, Texas. We hold that it is by virtue of the doctrine of stare decisis. Therefore, the judgment of the trial court is reversed and judgment is rendered for appellants.

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