Walter B. Saner v. BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC

OPINION

JOHN M. BAILEY, JUSTICE

This is a condemnation case. Walter B. Saner owns a tract of land in Comanche County. BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC instituted condemnation proceedings to obtain an easement for a crude petroleum pipeline running across Saner’s land. The trial court found that BridgeTex’s proposed taking was for a common carrier pipeline, which is a statutorily permitted public use. In one issue, Saner asserts that the trial court erred when it found that the pipeline was for “public use” as,required by Article I, Section 17 of the Texas- constitution. 1 We affirm.

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