Legal Opinion
City of San Antonio v. United Gas Pipe Line Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 3, 1965No. 14340PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is an injunction suit brought by the City of San Antonio against United Gas Pipe Line Company, to enjoin it from using a highway and two public streets of the City of San Antonio for its gas pipe line without a franchise from the City. United Gas answered, stating that it had a license from Southern Pacific Railroad Company to construct its pipe line along the railroad right-of-way, that the city streets constituted only easements across this right-of-way, that the pipe line had been tunneled under the city streets, that cities have no power with respect to such…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Hudson River Telephone Co. v. Watervliet Turnpike & Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- State ex rel. Spokane & British Columbia Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- West Texas Utilities Company v. City of BairdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. PriddieTexas Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hill Farm, Inc. v. Hill CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Plano v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- Harris County Flood Control District v. Shell Pipe Line Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
- Grimes v. Corpus Christi Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2002
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