Legal Opinion
Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 9, 1972No. 11866PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
Decision in this case turns upon whether a pipeline company has the right to install its pipes across a railroad right of way without first obtaining consent of the railroad or first obtaining such right by condemnation.
About two months before this lawsuit was instituted Lo-Vaca Gathering Company, the appellant, sought permission of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, the appellee, to cross the railroad company’s right of way with a pipeline, but thereafter declined to accept a license to cross the railroad on the terms and conditions suggested. The pipeline company then…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- City of Mason v. West Texas Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. WeedTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Coxl v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Mellon v. Southern Pacific Transport Co.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1990
- Grimes v. Corpus Christi Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Schwenke v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
- Rodriguez v. Texas Employment Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
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