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Easement by Estoppel or Not? Texas Supreme Court Wrestles With the Question

By Charles Sartain on June 15, 2026
Posted in Land Titles, Title Issues

Co-author Caleb White

In Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative, Inc. the Supreme Court of Texas, in a four-justice opinion, a concurrence and four dissents, determined that an electric cooperative holds an easement by estoppel for a distribution line but, disregarding a jury finding, also found as a matter of law that a significant…

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