Lone Star Gas Company v. Billy Charles Roten

Long Star v. Roten

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-91-134-CV

LONE STAR GAS COMPANY,

Appellant

v.

BILLY CHARLES ROTEN,

Appellee

From the 249th District Court

Johnson County, Texas

Trial Court # 249-331-90

O P I N I O N

Billy Charles Roten conveyed a pipeline easement to Lone Star Gas Company, retaining the "full use and enjoyment of the premises." Lone Star agreed to pay any damages to growing crops or fences resulting from the construction, maintenance, and operation of its pipelines. In June 1990, Lone Star entered Roten's property to replace a pipeline and, in doing so, "ripped up" grass growing on…