Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Skelly Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 25, 1935No. 4378PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
M. B. Armstrong and Minnie B. Byrd each instituted a separate suit in the district court of Hutchinson county to recover against the Skelly Oil Company damages alleged to have been occasioned by the construction, operation, and maintenance of a pipe line across their respective lands by said company.
The two cases were, by agreement, consolidated and tried as cause No. 2420.
The pipe line in controversy extended across appellants’ land a distance of 1,280 rods, for which damages were' sought in the sum of $1 per rod.
The record shows that on May 3, 1922, the appellants leased to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hermann v. LikensTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Smith v. WestallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Dohoney v. WomackCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1892
- Harvey v. EdensTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Penney v. BoothCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Marcus Cable Associates, L.P. v. KrohnTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Adams v. Norsworthy Ranch, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Jones v. Fuller, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1993
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. ChildressCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Wall v. Lower Colorado River AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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