R.R. COM'N OF TEXAS v. TORCH OPERATING

No. 95-0017.

912 S.W.2d 790 (1995)

RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS and Goodrich Oil Company, Petitioners, v. TORCH OPERATING COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Osborn, Philip F. Patman, Priscilla M. Hubenak, Dan Morales, Austin, for petitioners.

Glenn E. Johnson, Austin, for respondent.


SPECTOR, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, C.J., and GONZALEZ, HIGHTOWER, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH, OWEN, and BAKER, JJ., join.

In this cause we determine whether the Texas Railroad Commission has the legal authority to exempt an operator from temporary field rules on the basis of lack of notice. We also determine whether the Commission's contested case decision at issue here is supported by substantial...

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