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AKERS v. STEVENSON

No. 09-00-313 CV.

54 S.W.3d 880 (2001)

Margy AKERS, individually and/or Akers Family Limited Partnership, Appellant, v. H.R. STEVENSON, Jr., individually, and H.R. Stevenson, Jr., John Hollis, Britt Hollis, Eddie Hollis, Michael Hollis, Martha Stanley, Jimmy Thacker, Dwight Thacker, Freddie Mansfield, Bobby Harris, Sheila Burt, Joan Shoemake, Janice Austin, June Trahan, Roxie Miles, Keith Thacker, Elaine Denny, Bill Merrit, Gary Thacker, Marga Graham, and Raymond Graham, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided August 30, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynwood Sanders, Sanders & Sanders, L.L.P., Orange, for appellant.

Keith Ellis, Jerry W. Gallier, Vidor, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.

OPINION

GAULTNEY, Justice.

Almost a century ago, Jesse Hollis purchased a forty-four acre tract of land from the Adcock family. To enter his new property, which was partially surrounded by marshland, he routinely crossed over Adcock's property. His descendants continued to use a path to cross over the Adcock property to reach what was called "Hollis Island" without objection until 1999 when Adcock's descendant stopped them. Claiming an easement by necessity...

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