Continental Pipe Line Co. v. Gandy

SMITH, Chief Justice.

Appellee, W. S. Gandy, brought this action for a temporary injunction, and for perpetual injunction on final hearing, restraining appellant, Continental Pipe Line Company, from constructing, maintaining and operating a telephone line along a public highway traversing appellee’s land in Nueces County.

It appears from the record that appellant is a common carrier of petroleum products by pipe line, under authority of the statute, and under like authority sought to erect and operate said telephone line. Arts. 6018, 6019, 6020, R.S.1925. The trial court granted the temporary…