Legal Opinion
Central Power & Light Co. v. Willacy County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 20, 1929No. 8155PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The Raymonclville-Harlingen public highway extends south from Raymond-ville to the Willacy county boundary line. The Central Power & Eight Company maintains and operates an electric po-wer line over its right of way adjacent and parallel to the highway. The latter is at present 60 feet wide, and the county authorities desire ' to extend its width to 80 feet. This extension, if made as planned, will occupy the whole of the right of way of the power line from Raymondville to the county line, necessitating the removal of the poles, wires, and other equipment of the power company and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1913
- Lyons-Thomas Hardware Co. v. Perry Stove Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1893
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Sabine & East Texas Railway Co. v. Gulp & Interstate Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1898
- Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Canyon Regional Water Authority v. Guadalupe-Blanco River AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Snellen v. Brazoria CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Magnolia Pipe Line Company v. City of TylerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Louisiana Power and Light Co. v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
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