Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. v. Derouen

HAMLIN, Justice.

Plaintiff, Tennessee Gas Transmission Company, who was granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Federal Power Commission for the construction of an additional pipe line in Louisiana, brought this expropriation proceeding for a right of way and easement over certain described land alleged to be owned by the defendant, Albert Derouen.

Defendant filed an exception of lack of indispensable parties, in which he recited:

“There is a failure to join indispensable parties to this proceeding as parties Defendant for the reason that the Defendant, Albert Derouen,…