By Travis Booher “Money isn’t everything, Jett.” Leslie Benedict. “Not when you’ve got it.” Jett Rink The ageless struggle between the oil man and the rancher continues. The Texas Supreme Court declined to review LaSalle Pipeline, LP v. Donnell Lands, L.P., (the link is the court of appeals opinion) a pipeline condemnation suit involving land in McMullen… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Eminent Domain RSS FeedPrivate Property Rights Rule Over Pipeline
Posted in Eminent DomainIn a vindication of landowners’ rights, the Texas Supreme Court prohibited a pipeline owner from using eminent domain to take private property. In Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC, the court said that a pipeline must show that it satisfies the requirements for common-carrier status before it will be allowed to… Continue Reading