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NORRIS v. THOMAS

No. 05-0476.

215 S.W.3d 851 (2007)

Thomas Eugene NORRIS, Sr. and Karen Lynn Norris, Appellants, v. Johnny W. THOMAS, Trustee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin R. Blumberg, San Antonio, for Appellants.

Johnny W. Thomas, Law Office of Johnny W. Thomas, San Antonio, for Appellee.

Justice WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice GREEN, and Justice JOHNSON.

We confront today a question of first impression: whether a boat qualifies as a homestead under article XVI, sections 50 and 51 of the Texas Constitution. Since 1845, our state constitution has protected a homestead from forced sale to satisfy the claims of creditors.1 Thomas Norris claimed his 68-foot...

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