Buras v. Shell Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

This cause came before the court for trial and the court heard testimony from witnesses and reviewed exhibits admitted in evidence. The plaintiffs, Robert M. Bu-ras and Kathy C. Buras, brought this action alleging that the defendant, Shell Oil Company (Shell), caused damage to plaintiffs’ land, timber and cattle by negligent construction of a pipeline across plaintiffs’ land and by use of land outside the right-of-way granted for construction of the pipeline. Upon a review of the evidence presented at the bench trial, the court makes the…