Cosden Pipe Line Co. v. Voss

Plaintiff brought this action for injunction to restrain the defendant from the wrongful use of armed force in opposition to plaintiff’s removal of its pipe line.

Plaintiff laid its pipe line over farm lands owned by defendant, pursuant to the terms of right-of-way grant executed by defendant. Several years later, plaintiff began the removal of the pipe line. Defendant objected to the plantiff going on his premises for that purpose, and threatened to use armed force to prevent such action of the plaintiff. Plaintiff brought this action to enjoin such wrongful use of force.

The defendant by…