Legal Opinion
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Starkey
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 17, 2007PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly M. Kirby, J.
in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, J., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined.
This case involves wrongful interference with an easement. The plaintiff utility operates an underground gas transmission line. The utility had an easement for the gas line, running along the north edge of a large tract of real property. For the gas line to operate safely, it needed sufficient soil both on top of the pipeline and on each side of the pipeline. The defendant developer acquired the real property, subject to the easement for the pipeline. The developer then sought to develop the real property. In May 2002, the…
3Cases cited14 opinions
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- Taylor v. FezellTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- McCaleb v. Saturn Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Beaty v. McGrawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- Cummins v. BrodieCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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