Legal Opinion
Manuel v. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 1963No. 837PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
By this suit the plaintiffs seek to recover damages resulting from the defendant’s construction of a pipeline. The damages were caused on a 41-acre tract belonging to the Evangeline Parish School Board and occupied by the plaintiffs pursuant to a rental agreement.
The defendant pipeline company (“Texas”) appeals from a trial court award, while the plaintiffs answer the appeal, requesting an increase.
The evidence shows that the school board executed a right of way agreement with Texas on August 30, 1960. The school board granted a pipeline right of way to Texas across an entire…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brantley v. Tremont & Gulf Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Harrison v. Petroleum SurveysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Ellis v. Acadia Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Texas Gas Transmission Corporation v. FuselierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- First State Bank v. BurtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Nat Harrison Associates, Inc. v. Gulf States Utilities CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Becker v. ChoateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Zesiger v. DeanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Dixie Life Ins. Co. v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Augustine v. DickensonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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