HARRIS CTY TOLL RD. AUTH. v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TEL., L.P.

No. 01-05-00668-CV.

263 S.W.3d 48 (2006)

HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY and Harris County, Appellants, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE, L.P. d/b/a SBC Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

September 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Powers, Houston, TX, for Appellants.

Elizabeth K. Ferrell, SBC TEXAS, Jon David Hensarling, Bellaire, TX, Amy Douthitt Maddux, Jonathan B. Smith, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, HIGLEY, and BLAND.


OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this case, we decide whether a telecommunications company or the county government must bear utility relocation costs necessitated by county road construction. The Harris County Toll Road Authority and Harris County (collectively "Harris County") contend the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. d/b/a SBC Texas ("SBC") and in ordering Harris County to pay SBC's relocation costs...

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