Corley v. Exxon Pipeline Co.

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Clayton Corley complains of a judgment holding him strictly liable for damages caused by the removal of lateral and subja-cent support for Exxon Pipeline Company’s [Exxon] easement. He also contends the trial court erred by holding him liable to co-defendant Western Contractors Service [Western] for $5000 of the cost of an engineering study, and by ruling that his third-party action against Matcon, Inc. was barred by limitations. We affirm the judgment.

It is undisputed that Exxon purchased this easement in 1919, and that in 1978 Corley purchased the…