Legal Opinion
Peak Pipeline Corp. v. Norton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 12, 1982No. 1486PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining a plea in abatement. Appellant, Peak Pipeline Corp. (Peak), constructed a pipeline in Cherokee County across land owned by appellees, Charles Norton, Laurie T. Norton, James D. Norton and William L. Norton (Nortons), without their permission and without condemning the land in question. Thereafter, the Nortons filed suit against Peak in the District Court of Cherokee County for damages for trespass. Appellant Peak then brought the present suit against the Nortons seeking to condemn a right-of-way for the construction of the pipeline and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pearson v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Tarrant County v. ShannonTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Garland v. MayhewCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gulf Energy Pipeline Co. v. Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
- In Re State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2002
- State v. Garland, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- In Re State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
- in Re: Tarrant Regional Water District, a Water Control and Improvement DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
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