BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CO. v. SOUTHWESTERN ELEC. POWER CO.

No. 06-95-00031-CV.

905 S.W.2d 683 (1995)

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided August 3, 1995.

Rehearing Overruled August 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Mercy, Texarkana, John L. Tidwell, Texarkana, Mike A. Hatchell, Tyler, William C. Gooding, Texarkana, Martin D. Schneiderman, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Michael V. Powell, Dallas, David E. Keltner, Fort Worth, G. William Lavender, Texarkana, AR, David R. Taggart, Shreveport, LA, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.


OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

Burlington Northern Railroad Company appeals from the trial court's denial of its motion to seal court records in a lengthy lawsuit which resulted in an adverse judgment. It seeks to have sealed all trial exhibits, the statement of facts, and the closing arguments of counsel. We find no trial court error or abuse of discretion and affirm.

The sealing of court records and this appeal are grounded upon Texas Rule of Civil Procedure...

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