Legal Opinion
Harris County Flood Control District v. Shell Pipe Line Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1979No. B-8428PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Justice.
This is an appeal by Harris County Flood Control District from a judgment of the trial court, affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, 578 S.W.2d 495, requiring the District to pay the cost of lowering Shell’s pipelines located in a public road. • Shell, pursuant to an agreed injunction, lowered the pipeline so that a flood control drainage ditch could be enlarged but reserved the right to seek payment for its costs. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals.
South Acres Drive, a public road in Harris County, was dedicated for “road and street” purposes on August 4,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Hill Farm, Inc. v. Hill CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Commercial Union Assurance Company v. FosterTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- City of San Antonio v. Bexar Metropolitan Water DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Magnolia Pipe Line Company v. City of TylerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 v. Caprock Communications Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Grimes v. Corpus Christi Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Houston Lighting and Power Co. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
- . 39 ACRES v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
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