Larson v. Sinclair Transportation Co.

1 25 The General Assembly has clearly and explicitly provided for a right of eminent domain for pipeline companies, including companies transporting petroleum products by pipeline. The cireumstances surrounding the General Assembly's provision bolster this conclusion. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

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T26 The principal question in this case turns on whether Sinclair Transportation Company (Sinclair) is a "pipeline company" within the meaning of section 38-5-105, C.R.S. (2011). The theory of Petitioners ("Landowners") is that the statute extends eminent domain powers not to all pipeline…