Gulf Refining Company v. Etcheverry

OPINION

HERNANDEZ, Judge.

Plaintiff, Gulf Refining Company [hereinafter “Gulf”], owner of a right-of-way across land held under a state grazing lease by defendant Etcheverry [hereinafter “Etcheverry”], applied for a preliminary and permanent injunction in the court below, alleging interference by Etcheverry with Gulf’s construction of a pipeline along the right-of-way. Etcheverry counterclaimed on the grounds that Gulf’s construction of the pipeline had caused injury to his livestock and to the natural grasses lying over and near the route of the pipeline. The trial court granted the…