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Descendants sue for rights to Padre Island
A multi generational suit of 500 Balli descendants seeks more than 11 million dollars in profits from Padre Island. They allege New York lawyer Gilbert Kerlin bought the island in the 1990s with deeds to 61,000 acres and Laguna Madre and failed to pay promised mineral royalties. Jury selection begins May 24 as a long running land dispute nears trial.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rebecca Gomez Sexton
Padre Island
Gomez
New York
The
Ballis
Gilbert Kerlin
Harvard
Coast Guard
Kerlin
Frederic N. Gilbert
Balli
Primitivo Balli
Laguna Madre
Steve Smith
Southern Padre Island
United States
Mexico
Smith
Padre Nicolas Balli
Carlos II
Spain
Granada
Juan Jose Balli
Santiago Morales
Morales
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