JACKSON CTY. VACUUM v. LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER

No. 13-85-237-CV.

701 S.W.2d 12 (1985)

JACKSON COUNTY VACUUM TRUCK SERVICE, INC., Appellant, v. LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall Boykin, III, Benny M. Cason, Wood, Boykin, Wolter & Keys, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Douglas G. Caroom, Jimmy Alan Hall, Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley, Austin, for appellee.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Scott Lehecka, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for intervenor-appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and DORSEY, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a statutory construction case involving the Texas Water Code.

The Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (LNRA), a local governmental agency in Jackson County, attempted to enter land owned by Jackson County Vacuum Truck Service, Inc., to inspect for water pollution. When the LNRA was denied access by the employees of the Vacuum Service Company, it brought suit, seeking a declaratory judgment to the effect that it has...

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