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NO. I I-()5-05(, |3-C \-’ BARBAFA GLAUDEN AoAmucx
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KENT R. TVVYIVIAN AND ‘01 IN 'I'IIE DISTRICT ('OE’L' 4g)
DIANNE E. YOUN'I'
§ MON'I‘COM [CRY (TOCN'I‘Y, TEXAS
VS.
JAMES M. CURRY VI:
9TH JUDICIAL DIS'l’RIC'I'
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SlJPPl.El\l_EN'I‘.-\l.. DESIGNA'I'ION 0F EXI’I‘JR'IE
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THE HONORABLE JUDGE 0|" SAID ('.'(')l.'RT:
COMES NOW James M. (furry. Defendant m the :lhm'c cnlillcd and numbered cuusc of
action. and his
I'llcs l"il'lhSupplcmcnlul DCSIgnutiun offixpcrl \\'i1ncsscs. Dcl‘cndunl dcsigmucs lhc
Ihllowing persons as cxpcrl \\'ilncsscs lhul may hc cullcd to icslitiv ullimc ni'lrial:
3) Slcvcn C. Halley, Mum'num. 'l'ulc.l‘quuhzm. llulcy. l..'pclmrch & Yates. 2t)“
l..| ..P.. E. Main
$1., P.()‘ Box I808, Brcnhzlm. 'l‘cxals?7834-1808, (979) 836-5664, (979) SSUU‘H 3 (Fax)
'l'hc above may testify us 1n Ihc real csmlc Llncumcnls ussuciniud with lllcpanics nml lh-c
surroumling nrcu. including :m casement. il'nny. lhcir validity, cnthrccuhilily. lhc inlcnl ol'
Ihc Cirunlufis) ('irznucds)
auld. 01' in Ihc surrounding urea, llu:nolicc(s) given. thc claims nl‘
lhc I’luiniiffisand or lnlcrvcnurs. thcdcl‘cnscszlml.orcluin'lsol‘lllc Dcfcndant. that [’luintuf'fis’
zmd‘m‘ lmcrvcnm's‘ claims arc barred h); change in circumstances, that and
I’lninlii’t's’ 0r
lmcn'cnurs’ claims arc lmn'cd by uhamioumcnt of the casement, that l’luinliffs’ and'or
Inlcrvcnors’ claims arc lmrrcd by illegality. Illul Plaintiffs" and 0r lmcrvcnors’ claims arc
hurrcd by equitable estoppcl. lhal Plaintiff'sand or lnlcrvcnm's do not ham: standing lo bring,
lhcir suit, that thc cuscmcm is invalid and uncnfhrccuhlc :15: lo l’Iuimifl’s :md or Imcrvcnuz‘s,
injury t0 Ihc Defendant, than Dcl‘cmlunl has nut breached :my czlscmcnl, 11ml Dclbndunl ir‘
entitled tu his :nttorucys’ thus :nul costs. lhul Plaintiffs uml or lnlcrwnm's :n'c um untitled lo
lllcir ullorllcys’ f'ccsaml cusls. llml I’lnimil'lkum] nl' In{urvcllors haw lllilcd 10 Inlllgzllc lhcir
dunwgcs. {hut I’luinlilTh11ml m' lnlcrvcnm's lulu: inlcrf’crcd with Dcl‘cndanl‘s properly and
Defendant’s pcacc and enjoyment of'his propurly. lhul Plaintiffs and 'nr Imcrvenors urc not
entitled 10 any damages. :md rclmcd issues, clc.
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'l‘hcahovc mil tcslii‘y Ihullhu Dcfi‘ndunl is [Ilcsole nwncr undior buncl'lcjur} oi'thal ccrlnin
prior mud casement dccd (lutcd September 25. 1974 (\‘01. 88] p. 283), \\hon Nick .l Snmv
conveyed [o M. (I Curry, .h: :md H. Ii. Nelson :1 21-11101 widu 1M9 riuhl ofym‘ nml
cnscman runningulong :md insidc tho Fusl boundary |inu0fSnou‘ partition lmc'. numlmr'cd
“8-8.“
On [ho same (la):September 35. I974. Nick .l.Snow conveyed lo \I. C. Curry (\hlv 88] p.
275) :md H. Ii.Nelson (Vol. 88] p. 270) i'ccsimple lillc tn four parcels ol'luml lying along
lhc \\_cs_1boundary line nf‘Ihc adjoining Snow partition lrucl nmnhcrcd “3-7. subjccl Io the
reservations and exceptions thereto.
On November 20, 2003. Nick .l.Sno“ sold [o .lumus Michael (:Turry a 0,47] ucz'c pm'n'cl zl'ld
a 1.45] acre parcel ot‘leme hya Genera! \\';n'rzml_\‘ Dual (Doc. 32003- 14394!” zlml im'ludgd
some 1‘)“Exceptions lo Conveyance uml and
\\';n'1'2mt_v." lllu Icnlh such uxccplion mill.
H}. xi Elfiml rmnl'nu‘r cmcmr’nl along I/u' 1i’i’xlcr/yproperly linc, axg/‘rI/IIm/Iu
:1].C‘. C'mn'. Jr. Am! ll.lt‘.
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.\-'('/.\'(mIanru/Iwnf by
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.S‘chlcnz/nrrfi I974. rt'trw‘I/L'dm Volume 85/, Page 28.? (g/‘t/IuDam! Rumv/x (g/
:1-lonlgwncm' ("nunnz Texas. mid mmlmzr being .x'Hb/‘(trl In I/w I‘I'q/le n/‘I/H‘n/ puH/ux
m (mr/ In I/Ic me 0/37/1110, (Fmp/mxix mldcd}
Mr. Snow’s cxccption did not say (l) how. (2) when 01‘
(3) b_\'whom such third panics
gained Ihcir rights in lhc road“ u); \\‘hclhcr by gram. dedication 0r implicatinn. Nor xliLlihc
exception say what kind 0f righls wcrc held by such unnamed Ihml panics. such us
cuscmcnts, lenses, mineral IiIlcx. pipelincs, 0r any numberoi'nthcr imcrcsls llml cnuid lune
applied. (:CI'luinl)’.m lhc September 35. 1974 mud casement decd Nick ‘I.Snow did nm
rcscn'c any casement rights in Illcprivate righl ufway. After Scplcmbur 25‘ 1974, Nick .l.
Snow 53911113|Clclvceased 10 huvc any nghls in 0r Io lhc primlc I'ighl 0f \xuy hc had just
conveyed [o Mr. Curry und Mr. ?\‘clsmm 'I
hcrclbrc, Ihc .Iumcs Curry deed should hc
‘s
reformed, since Mr. Sm)“ cxccplion statement about third purl); rights is wmplcmy vague.
meaningless and mid.
In deeds. un M11093 opu‘ulus solcl) for lhc hcncfit nl’lhc Gl'unmr. lo cxclmlc l‘rmn iln:
Conveyance. :md from ihc Grantor‘s liabilil} mldcl' lhc Warranty 0F Lillc.ccrl‘lin cxisling.
oulstnnding inlcrcsls. such :15I'ccm'dcd easements. mincml imcrcsls. rcsll'iclium. chL-nnnls.
conditions zuld [Ito liku‘ txccptinn cannot opcmlc us acomcyuncc nor mu)
,-\:I un cxccplion
gram lo un)‘ person :my IiIlc or interest. (L‘m'nc \z l3_ul_lg,3% S.\\'.2d 474‘ 470 (Tux. (”ix.
App. ('orpusClu'isli 1965). In(Toma,Ilmrcscrx'ution wuxot‘un undivided mlncrul imcrcsl
in fm'orof'lhc gramlm'. Thu court hold [hut Ihc grumm' “would bc csloppcd 10 ussun Iillc1L)
this imcrcsl. ifsuch assertion would haw Ihc ol’rcducing Ihc
cl‘l‘cct fructiunul interest Ihc
dccd purports 0n its to
[21cc cnnvcy to 1hc gruntcc It‘lhc Subject deed \x'qs not plain alulrcl_c_u_r
21nd if'lmlh thu grunt 21ml c_xcc111ion could not ho uiwnyfl‘ccl. lhc cxcqplion mus} 1‘;le Du/Hg
r. Lumln'r
/-’c'm[\‘-.1'/m)n' (fun I35 TCXSUR, 144 SW. 2d 878 (Supf'l. 1940)“ {l,‘nlphzliin
added)
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In this Case. Ihc l074 gram uml Illc2W} cxucplion. which wen: hulh made b}- thc (Iimmor.
Nick .l.Snow, could nol lmlh hc given full cchct. zmd so thc 2003 cxccptinn musl I'm'l.
Plaintifl's' 21nd lntcrvcncrs‘ claimed cuscmunts by way 0f ncccxsily In uml t'mm their
landlocked tracts. arc only ihmuuh lumls belonging tn Nick Snow. which lay between Ihc
and
l‘laintit‘t's‘ lntcrvcncrs‘ Iamd and Snow 1.;mc — m1 m'cr Ihc Dcfcndunl‘s land and his
private cuscmcnl over Bnot Illll Road. As u result of lhc sales [o (furry :md \‘rlsnn. and
particularly lllu lack ot"'unily nflill'c“ with Ihc rust ul'Nick Snow‘s land nml ul’lhc clzlilncd
scrviunt cslalc. Boot Hill Road, lhc Plaintiffs :uul Inlcrvcncrs’ urc nol cntillul m claim an
cuscnwnl layway ul‘nccussily in that maul.
l’IaimilTs‘ and lnlcrvcncrs‘ claimed cuscmcnls lay way of csloppcl :lrc um lmsul upon
statements from lhc Defundum 0r his predecessors. lullfrom \iick Sim. :uld such statements
arc not binding on lhc Defendant or his prcduccssors. More impurlzmtly. lhc Plaintiff's
purchased thcir first lrucl from Nick Snow in |‘)7(),which was two years uflcr ?\‘ickSnow
had conveyed Boot Hill anld and other properly Io M. C. Curry and II.Ii,Nclsnn fur lhcir
cxclusivc use as u privalc calscmcnl. l-‘urihcrmm'c, thc road casement dchl \x'usI'llcdamcf is
a public record. so Plaintiffs um! lnlcrvcncrs \\'crc and am: 0n cunsn'mrlivc nullcc ufsumu.
l’luinliflk' 21ml lntcrvcncra' claimed lung lime usc ul‘ Rom Hill Road cunsiiulting adverse
posscssion ot'lhc road sut'ficicm Io npcn inlo :1proscripiivc right ni’wn)’ in their f'amr must
f'uilhccausc no lime was 1hr:
:11 Pluintiflis“ nlul lulcrvcncrs’ usc oI'Bom Hill Rum] .exclusive.
hut “115m;
:ulvcrsc use
predecessors.
use \Vilh lhc Defendant zmd
was not hostile.
Amiitinnafll)‘.
hut
tho
was
usc
(lone
made
\vilh
11y
lhc
lhc
mm
his predecessors in title.
Plaintiffs
.-\dditi0null.\z the
of thc
:md
Dcfcmlum
lnlcrvcncrs
claimed
and
“us
his
nnl
sufficiently hostile 01' adverse l0 lhc cxtcnl Ihul Ihc Defendant :md his prulcccssm's would
have hccn put on nolica ufu claim ol‘prcscriplivc rights against Bum Hill anl.
In addition. the cnlirc filc ul' Don Stuuking has previously hccn \‘icxxul auul mspcclcd by
and
l’lainlit'l‘s" lnlcrvuncrs’ counsel :Ill.)uf‘cml;ml‘s counsel's office and suld counsel \uls
provided wilh u Copy ol'sumc.
'l‘hc
survey prepared hy Michael (Elumun. Glczmzm Survcying, Inc.. cmillcdz
“INV’ES'I‘IGA'I'IVE SI ERVFX Dccd Exhibit
Partition Dccd. 'l'rucls 8-7 and S-S
\"ulumc 593. Page I77 Dccd Rccm‘ds
William Wicr Survey. A42
Montgomery County. 'l'cxus.“
has previousl) bcm \ricu'cd zmd inspcclcd h)" I’lnimii'l‘s’ and Intervmmrs' cuunscl :11
Defendant's counsel‘s office amd said counsel Was provided with :1 copy ol' sumo.
Furlhcrmm‘c. Curlificd Copies ol'all Ihc rcul-cstatc documents relevant lo Ihc partitioned
.\‘.
furry ImncS'Supp
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tracts \thin and or adjoining 3-7 :md 5-3 may hc \Icu'cd and mspcclcd :IlDulbndum‘g
counsel‘s ol‘ficu zlla nmluull)’ agreeable dulc and limc.
In addition. 5w alllllu.‘documents prmluccd‘ suhpucnuud and or filui m thus n:nllu‘
Rcspcclmlly submillcd‘
HOPI: 8; C:\l SEY. l’.(QT.
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I’lu‘suum l0 Rulcs 2 IA unLI 2 1‘nl'lllc 'l‘cxas Ruins ol'C'lx'il Procedure. l hcl'ch} certify llmI
lhc original oi‘Dcibmlnnl‘s I51[1h Supplemental Dcaugnzllicm 0f Experts has hccn HIM with lhc
clcrk nl‘lhc coun 1n writing. 11ml lmc and correct copies 11am burn alclh‘crul 10 ull mlcrcslcd
parties 011 .lunc l‘)‘ 201 3, cm‘rcclly addressed us 10llmx'x;
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