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STATE v. HOLLAND

No. 05-0292.

221 S.W.3d 639 (2007)

STATE of Texas, Texas General Land Office, and Texas Land Commissioner, Petitioners, v. Herbert W. HOLLAND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Barry Ross McBee, Edward D. Burbach, Rafael Edward Cruz, Office of the Attorney General, Kristofer S. Monson, Assistant Solicitor General, Austin, for Petitioners.

Thomas W. Sankey, Greg M. Luck, Godwin Gruber, LLP, Michael T. McLemore, Danny L. Williams, Williams Morgan & Amerson, Houston, Eric G. Walraven, Godwin, Pappas & Ronquillo, LLP, Dallas, for Respondent.

Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Herbert Holland developed a cost-effective process to clean oil-contaminated bilge water. The State of Texas, seeking to abate oil pollution in its coastal waters, contracted with, and paid more than $160,000 to, Holland's companies for assistance in designing and constructing filtration units along the Texas Gulf Coast. Holland later received a patent on the decontamination process and began demanding additional...

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