Legal Opinion
State v. Malone Service Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1992No. D-0863PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAUZY, Justice.
This civil environmental enforcement action presents evidentiary issues relating to the defense of discriminatory enforcement. The trial court excluded evidence of penalties listed within an enforcement log of the Texas Water Commission. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the evidence should have been admitted. 804 S.W.2d 174. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
Malone Service Company operates a hazardous waste disposal plant in Galveston County. Before 1977, Malone legally used a large unlined earthen pit for the receipt of waste. In…
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