Shell Pipe Line Corp. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
BLAIR, Justice.
Appellee sued appellant for $500 as damages to two acres of land, and for $50 as damages to crops growing thereon, alleging 'that he had constructed a ditch and embankment on his land to protect certain parts of his fax-m fi'om washing and overflow; that pri- or to September 1, 1929, appellant, under a pipe line right of way gi’ant frota appellee, dug a ditch and constructed a pipe line across appellee’s farm, which intersected the drainage ditch and embankment; that appellant failed to properly repair and maintain the drainage ditch and embankment at the point it intersected…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. PapeTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- County of Harris v. GerhartTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- Gulf Pipe Line Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Smith v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Walker v. Salt Flat Water Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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- Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. TurnbowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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