Legal Opinion
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC v. 1.01 Acres, More or Less
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 26, 2014No. 13-4458, 13-4459, 13-4460, 13-4461PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RENDELL, Circuit Judge:
The issue before us is straightforward: does Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (“Columbia”), have the right of eminent *303domain to obtain easements over the land of objecting landowners, outside of the existing right of way, in order to replace deteriorating pipeline? The answer is equally straightforward and clear: yes.
The regulatory authority given to natural gas companies such as Columbia actually anticipates replacement outside the existing right of way as we discuss below, and contains no adjacency requirement. The issue before us, then, whether Columbia has a…
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