Legal Opinion
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 7, 1986No. 60429PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
This controversy is the first challenge to the application and interpretation of Oklahoma law regulating the use of eminent domain by coal slurry pipelines. 27 O.S. 1981, § 7.1 et seq.
The appellant, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. (MKT) is contesting the decision of the Corporation Commission to grant Appellee ETSI Pipeline Project (ETSI) a license to exercise eminent domain powers in the construction of a coal slurry pipeline, Corporation Commission Order No. 238528. The license was granted after months of hearings and discovery. The licensing was vigorously contested by…
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