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MADISON v. GORDON

No. 00-0233.

39 S.W.3d 604 (2001)

Anna Marie MADISON, Petitioner, v. Ronald X. GORDON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen B. Lukin, Lukin & Hedges, Houston, for Petitioner.

Lionel Mills, Houston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This case involves a title dispute and the characteristics of possession necessary to give a subsequent purchaser constructive notice of a possessor's claim. The court of appeals held that possession alone gives a purchaser constructive notice. 9 S.W.3d 476, 479. We disagree. Under Texas law, possession giving rise to constructive notice must be visible, open, exclusive, and unequivocal. The purchaser in this case proved...

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