Legal Opinion
Rhodia, Inc. v. Harris County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 5, 1971No. 15784PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDEN, Justice.
Appeal from the granting of a temporary mandatory injunction against Rhodia, Inc., a chemical company which produces insecticides, weed killers and similar products containing arsenic.
Harris County brought this cause of action under the Texas Water Quality Act, Article 7621d-l, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, seeking temporary and permanent injunctions and civil penalties, charging that Rhodia was discharging wastes containing excessive arsenic into or adjacent to Vince Bayou, one of the public waters of Texas. The Texas Water Quality Board filed an intervention in which it also…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Transport Co. of Texas v. Robertson TransportsTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Cleveland v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- Dallas General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Wamix, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- McKee v. City of Mt. PleasantCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- RP & R, Inc. v. Territo, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Tri-Star Petroleum Co. v. Tipperary Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
- United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1980
- Hartwell v. Lone Star, PCACourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
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