Legal Opinion
Presidio Bridge Co. v. Secretary of United States
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided July 24, 1978No. P-76-CA-17PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
SUTTLE, District Judge.
The Presidio Bridge Company (“the Company”) has owned and operated the only toll bridge spanning the Rio Grande River between Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Mexico, for fifty years. On July 26, 1976, the State Department issued a permit to Presidio County, Texas, allowing the county to construct a second bridge between Presidio and Ojinaga. Shortly thereafter, the Company brought this suit seeking a declaratory judgment that the permit is invalid.
Two separate theories form the basis for the complaint: first, that in issuing the permit the State Department…
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