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Court Affirms Property Line and Easement Ruling for Plaintiff
Jason Kelsey v. Maria M. Rocha, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a property line and an easement. The plainti...
Appellate court affirms property ownership dispute ruling
Ricardo Turullols Bonilla v. Jesus Turullols Bonilla, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case involves a dispute over the ownership of a pro...
Utility lien invalid due to lack of statutory notice to new property owner
City of Gainesville, Florida D/B/A Gainesville Regional Utilities v. Parkwood Alachua Land Investments, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win ...
Mold Damage Pre-Policy Not Covered by Homeowners Insurance
Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. v. Daryle Deitz and Eileen Dietz, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The...
Homeowners Association Overcharged Residents, Appellate Court Rules
This case involves a dispute between homeowners, Daniel and Michelle Rigoli, and their homeowners association (HOA), the Preserve at Bay Hill Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. The Rigolis claimed t...
Settling Not Collapse: Ohio Court Rules for Insured in Building Damage Case
A. Morgan Bldg. Group, L.L.C. v. Owners Ins. Co., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision...
Appellate court reverses property boundary ruling, orders new trial
This case involves a dispute over a property boundary. Harry Barnett sued Linda Simonet, claiming that a fence she erected encroached on his land. Barnett sought to have the fence removed and to be co...
Appellate Court Reverses Property Dispute Ruling Against Landowners
This case involves a dispute over a property line between John and Elise Oren and the State of Texas. The Orens claimed that the State had encroached on their land. The trial court ruled in favor of t...
Appellate court upholds ruling that fence did not encroach on neighbor's property
This case involves a dispute over a property boundary. Patricio Hernandez, Jr. sued Amber Frithiof, claiming she had encroached on his land by building a fence. Hernandez sought to have the fence remo...
Appellate Court Upholds State's Right to Rescind Property Sale Contract
This case involves a dispute over a property sale. The buyer, Bryant L. Woods, entered into a contract to purchase land from the State of Texas. However, the State later rescinded the contract, claimi...
Lien invalid due to failure to provide statutory notice
Halo Development, LLC v. Davender Kant, as Trustee, Etc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Halo ...
Supreme Court Case: Olivier v. City of Brandon (Details Missing)
This case, Olivier v. City of Brandon, reached the Supreme Court of the United States, though the provided text does not contain the full opinion or specific details of the case's progression through ...
Court Denies Mandamus for Shooting Range Permit Due to Zoning Interpretation
Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C. v. LaRose, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C., sought a writ of mandamu...
Property Owners Association Fails to Enforce Covenants Due to Selective Enforcement
Charles Glen Hyde, Candace Hyde, Dreamships, Inc., Hyde-Way, Inc. and Texas Air Classics, Inc. v. Aero Valley Property Owners Association, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, re...
Court Upholds Implied Easement and Property Title
Sheerer v. Panas, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over a property line and an easement. The plaintiff, Sheerer...
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's Foreclosure Voided Due to Failure to Provide Statutory Notice to Homeowner
This case involves a petition by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) to obtain a new certificate of title after a mortgage foreclosure sale. The district court initially denied the petition, r...
Court Upholds DEP Order for Dock Removal Due to Encroachment on Tidelands
This case involves a dispute over a tidelands license held by P.T. Jibsail Family Limited Partnership (Jibsail) for a dock on the Barnegat Bay. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (D...
Ohio Court Affirms Dismissal of Trust's Trespass and Nuisance Claims
Chervenak Family Trust v. Ascent Resources - Utica, L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the Chervenak Fam...
City of Milton Cannot Abandon Condemnation After Taking Possession of Property, Must Compensate Landowner
This case involves a dispute between the City of Milton and a property owner, Chang, regarding the City's attempt to condemn a portion of Chang's land for a public road project. The City initiated con...
Condo Association Lien Perfection Insufficient, Court Rules
Port Manatee Condominium Association, Inc. v. Keith Bessette, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial c...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Orders Trial on Ownership of Native American Church Peyote Garden
This case involves a dispute over the ownership of a Native American Church peyote garden located on the Cantonment Colony in Blaine County, Oklahoma. Plaintiff Leslie Wahpekeche, a member of the Nati...
Court upholds homeowner's right to install solar panels over club's aesthetic concerns.
Montecito Country Club, LLC v. Root, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Montecito Country Club, LLC (MCC) could ...
Appellate Court Reverses, Awards Land Ownership to Plaquemines Port Based on Valid 1969 Tax Sale
This case involves a dispute over the ownership of a tract of land in Plaquemines Parish. The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (the Port) filed a lawsuit against Tuan Nguyen, claiming owner...
Appellate Court Upholds Property Line Settlement Agreement
In Re William Schiaffo and Reba Schiaffo v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns the enforceability of a sett...
HOA Covenants Prevail Over Developer's Zoning Variance
Harborwalk Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Harborwalk Resort, L.P., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The dispute centered on whether a ...
Short-term rentals violate "commercial use" restriction in condo covenant
Willow Bend Townhomes II, LP v. Koster, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the interpretation of a restrictive covenant in a...
Restrictive Covenant Enforced: Alcohol Sales Barred on Property
Westgate & Wabasso, Corp. v. Word of Faith Community Development Corporation, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in...
Court Rules Against Property Owner in Dust Nuisance and Trespass Case
DiSanto v. United States Steel Corp., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, DiSanto, sued the defendant, United States Steel Corpor...
Court Affirms No Tortious Interference Due to Lack of Proof
Cty Farms, LLC v. St. Lucie River Farm, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a claim of tortious interf...
Dog owner not liable for child's injury absent specific duty
Valerie Simmons, Stanley Simmons and Shamar Simmons v. Virginia Stevenson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Simmons family sued Virginia...