BERRY v. BERRY

No. 20-0687.

646 S.W.3d 516 (2022)

Kenneth L. BERRY, Individually; Kenneth L. Berry, as Trustee of the Berry Dynasty Trust; Kenneth L. Berry, Trustee in a Derivative Capacity for Flying Bull Ranch, Ltd.; and Chelsea Nicole Briers, Petitioners, v. Dennis W. BERRY; Marvin G. Berry; Allen L. Berry; FB Ranch, LLC; Berry GP, Inc. d/b/a/ Berry Contracting, Inc.; Berry Contracting, LP d/b/a Bay, Ltd.; and Berry Ranches, LLC, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Murray Davis , Joshua J. Caldwell , Santos Vargas , Davis & Santos, P.C., San Antonio, Kyle R. Sears , Kyle R. Sears , Attorney at Law, Houston, for Petitioner Berry, Kenneth L.

Kyle R. Sears , Kyle R. Sears , Attorney at Law, Houston, Robert J. Gonzalez , Gonzalez & Gonzalez, Corpus Christi, for Petitioner Briers, Chelsea Nicole.

Ellen Springer , The Supreme Court of Texas, Austin, Gary E. Ramirez , Ramirez Law Offices, P.C., Corpus Christi, Thomas R. Phillips , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, for Respondent Berry Contracting, LP d/b/a Bay, Ltd.

Gary E. Ramirez , Ramirez Law Offices, P.C., Corpus Christi, Joshua R. Flores , Sarah Elizabeth Patel Pacheco , Jackson Walker, LLP, Houston, Thomas R. Phillips , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, for Respondents Berry Ranches, LLC, FB Ranch, LLC.

Ellen Springer , The Supreme Court of Texas, Austin, Gary E. Ramirez , Ramirez Law Offices, P.C., Corpus Christi, Thomas R. Phillips , Travis Gray , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, for Respondents Berry GP, Inc. d/b/a Berry Contracting, Inc., Berry, Allen L., Berry, Dennis W., Berry, Marvin G.


This is a long-running dispute over the use of a family ranch. The district court rejected all the plaintiffs' claims on summary judgment. The court of appeals reversed in part, allowing many of the claims to proceed. We conclude that all claims brought by Kenneth Berry were properly rejected...

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