Legal Opinion
Township of Piscataway v. Duke Energy
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 6, 2007No. 05-4521PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
This action was initiated by the Township of Piscataway and a group of homeowners to prevent Duke Energy Operating Company, LLC (“Duke”) and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (“Texas Eastern”) from removing fifty shade trees planted along a public street in Piscataway, New Jersey. The companies claimed that it was necessary to remove the trees for the safe inspection and maintenance of three high-pressure, natural gas pipelines located beneath the street. After the Township settled with Duke and Texas Eastern, the companies and the homeowners…
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