ExxonMobil Pipeline Company v. William S. Bell, Ind., and as Trustee

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-01-00153-CV

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EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY, Appellant

V

WILLIAM S. BELL, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1

Waller County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 95-10-13,195

O P I N I O N

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On March 1, 1995, the board of directors of appellant, ExxonMobil, passed a resolution determining that there was a public necessity to construct a common carrier pipeline from Katy Gas Plant in Waller County, Texas, through Fort Bend County to a location in Brazoria County. ExxonMobil negotiated with appellee,…