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MERCIER v. MIDTEXAS PIPELINE CO.

Nos. 13-98-126-CV to 13-98-128-CV, 13-98-155-CV to 13-98-157-CV.

28 S.W.3d 712 (2000)

W.W. MERCIER and Betty J. Mercier, Appellants, v. MIDTEXAS PIPELINE COMPANY, Appellee. MidTexas Pipeline Company, Appellant, v. W.W. Mercier, Appellee. John C. Mercier and W.W. Mercier, Appellants, v. MidTexas Pipeline Company, Appellee. W.W. Mercier and Betty J. Mercier, Appellants, v. Teco Pipeline Company, Appellee. W.W. Mercier, Appellant, v. Teco Pipeline Company, Appellee. John C. Mercier and W.W. Mercier, Appellants, v. Teco Pipeline Company, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled September 28 and October 5, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Dennis Hartnett, San Antonio, for Mercier.

Charles B. McFarland, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Thomas E. Sheffield, Houston, for MidTexas.

Before Justices DORSEY, HINOJOSA, and RODRIGUEZ.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

This is a statutory condemnation proceeding. Landowners whose land was condemned for a pipeline right of way appeal the taking and the pipeline appeals the award of one of the landowners. The right of the pipeline to condemn the land under the power of eminent domain is challenged. We affirm.

MidTexas Pipeline Co. (MidTexas) is a partnership consisting of Teco Pipeline Co. (Teco) and Houston Pipe Line Co., with...

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