Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

October 26, 1962 Honorable Samuel W. Freas Opinion No. ~~-1460 Criminal District Attorney Polk County Courthouse Re: Whether a county is liable to Livingston, Texas a pipeline company for expenses incurred in encasing and vent- ing that portion of its pipe- line which lies in a pre-exist- ,ing easement under property ac- quired for the location of a new road, when neither the county nor the State Highway Department have required that the pipe be encased and vented. Dear Mr. Freas: This will acknowledge your request for an opinion on the above subject. As we understand the problem, a pipeline…