Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Time today, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Severance v. Patterson, No. 09-0378 (Nov. 5, 2010), the case in which the court held 6-2 that Texas does not recognize a “rolling” public beachfront access easement, without proof of prescription. In March, the court agreed to rehear the case.
Launch the archived video feed in a separate window by clicking this link, then follow the live blog archive below, where we added our thoughts and background. Our Damon Key colleague Rebecca Copeland provided Texas background (she practiced in the Texas appeals courts before joining our firm, so knows what “writ ref’d n.r.e.” means).
Background on the case, including the briefs the the court’s original opinion, are posted here.