Juan O. VILLARREAL and Maria E. Villarreal, Appellants
v.
GRANT GEOPHYSICAL, INC., Grant Geophysical Corp., and Millennium Seismic, Inc., Appellees.
Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 24, 2004.
March 24, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David W. Dodge, Michael C. Dodge, Paul A. Bezney, Dodge, Anderson & Jones, P.C., Dallas, Ana Lisa Garza, G. Allen Ramirez, Judith O. Pena, Ramirez & Garza, L.L.P., Rio Grande City, Jon W. West, Law Office of Jon W. West, Richmond, Carl D. Rosenblum, David Radlauer, Tara Richard, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for appellants.
Jorge C. Rangel, Steven Schiwetz, Jon D. Brooks, The Rangel Law Firm, P.C., Corpus Christi, Baldemar Garza, Law Office of Baldemar Garza, Rio Grande City, Neil E. Norquest, Chris A. Brisack, Norquest & Brisack, L.L.P., McAllen, Norton A. Colvin, Jr., Rodriguez, Colvin & Chaney, L.L.P., Brownsville, for appellees.
Sitting: ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Chief Justice, CATHERINE STONE, Justice, PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.
Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.
OPINION
Opinion by CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
In this appeal we are asked to hold that acquisition of geophysical data through three-dimensional testing constitutes trespass even if there is no physical entry on the surface of the land in question. Texas law, however, requires actual physical entry in order to sustain a claim of geophysical trespass. Accordingly, we decline the invitation to eliminate the physical...
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