Legal Opinion

Compton v. Texas Southeastern Gas Company

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 10, 1958No. 13272PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

-WOODRUFF, Justice.

Appellant, Willene Compton, on De'cember 26,’ 1957, sued appellee, Texas :Southeastern Gas Company, in the District Court of Waller County, Texas, for damages, alleging a trespass upon her land described only as a 53.5 acre tract. Such trespass, she alleged, was occasioned by the laying of a pipeline thereon without having acquired an easement. In addition to damages, she sought injunctive relief. On the same day she obtained a temporary restraining order prohibiting appellee’s employees from coming upon the land, and her application for a temporary injunction was set for a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Benskin v. BarksdaleTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
  2. Parker v. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Benat v. Dallas CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Miers v. Housing Authority of City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Texas Electric Service Co. v. PerkinsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Hubert v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2005
  3. MacHala v. Weems, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
  4. Joiner v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1974
  5. Elliott v. JosephTexas Supreme Court · 1961

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