Legal Opinion
State Highway Commission v. Southern Union Gas Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1958No. 6425PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHILLINGLAW, Justice.
This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the State Highway Commission of New Mexico and its Chief Highway Engineer against the Southern Union Gas Company to determine the constitutionality of Chapter 237 of the Laws of 1957, § 55-7-18, N.M.S.A.1953, and the obligation of the Highway Commission, if any, to reimburse the defendant for the cost of relocating its gas lines required because of the widening and improving of a state highway. provided by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, 23 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq., 62.88% of the cost of the project is to he reimbursable…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Oswego Syracuse R.R. Co. v. . StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Flaska v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
- Village of Deming v. Hosdreg CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- Minneapolis Gas Co. v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Hutcheson v. AthertonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Washington State Highway Commission v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
- Idaho Telephone Company v. BairdIdaho Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
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