Magnolia Pipe Line Co. v. Arkansas State Game & Fish Commission

The appellee, Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, filed a condemnation suit against the appellant and others seeking to condemn an easement over and across several thousand acres of land in Faulkner County for the purpose of constructing a lake near Conway.

The appellant, Magnolia Pipe Line Company, is the owner and operator of a twenty-inch interstate crude oil pipe line running from a point in Texas to a point in Illinois, which line crosses the area involved. This line was constructed before this suit was filed.

Appellant challenged unsuccessfully the right of appellee to condemn and an…