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  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
  • KENT R TWYMAN, AND DIANNE E YOUNT VS JAMES M CURRY, JAMES M.  JAMES M. CURRY, TRUSTEE FOR THE JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUST, AND  JAMES M. CURRY REV LIVING TRUSTOther Civil Case <$100,000 & non-monetary relief document preview
						
                                

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F CEIVED AND FILED FOR HECOR At O'Clockfl- . M, JUN 20 2013 NO. I I-()5-05(, |3-C \-’ BARBAFA GLAUDEN AoAmucx J .s-gicl Cierk I Mt . 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' .l)EFl£NDA.\"I"S I"Il“'l'I-l SlJPPl.El\l_EN'I‘.-\l.. DESIGNA'I'ION 0F EXI’I‘JR'IE 'I’O 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. [unwv‘S-qrpl ,.\"Ca.‘rry .\' Ut'll’npd .f'fi: '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‘. m .\-'('/.\'(mIanru/Iwnf by ('.\'(’(:ulcrl Slum: .-\"I'('A‘ .l, dam! .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) ,\' '=,\ lc-mvs‘ ('::.=:\. J3t’)!-‘:\-:-! i':‘.':'l Sn;,‘J 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 .\' IX H? “'le l-I_:!!. t 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. Joén m. gauge? .lwhn \I‘ CilLlsc)‘ Slate Bur \‘n‘ LMNIUIHH 1’.0. an 3188 Cunmc. Texas 773(5—3 l88 1030) 4—11-4073 - MCII‘O (93(1) 4—1 i"1074 -'I‘clccopicr :\'I"I‘(.)RN EYS I’OR DF, FEN DAN'I' ('IC R'l‘l Fl(_‘l-\TEH()_ FglflRVl CE 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; l’uul l.;1\\'rcncc Ha l’ucximih- ("13)86-1-01 7‘) |,;n\'r‘cncc (K;Bum ZISH ‘\" Loop West‘ Suilc 51H I-luuslon. 'l‘cxas 77018 Job: m. Caudey .lolm MV (‘Tnus‘cy ,\' hum“; \"_l'_‘m:)' UL Hf wpd ivrm’: $4.71,.) .,