PEOPLES GAS, LIGHT, AND COKE CO. v. HARRISON CENT. APP. DIST.

No. 06-07-00103-CV.

270 S.W.3d 208 (2008)

The PEOPLES GAS, LIGHT, AND COKE COMPANY, Appellant, v. HARRISON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided September 24, 2008.

Rehearing Overruled December 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jasper G. Taylor, III, Jay M. Chadha, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, George Valton Jones, The Jones Law Firm, Marshall, for Appellant.

D. Kirk Swinney, Roy L. Armstrong, McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, PC, Round Rock, for Appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., CARTER and MOSELEY, JJ.


OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

The large amount of natural gas ordinarily stored under Harrison County has great value. The Harrison Central Appraisal District (the District) has acted to assess a large ad valorem tax bill against a portion of that gas—gas allocable to the account of Peoples Gas, Light, and Coke Company (Peoples). From a judgment favoring the District, Peoples appeals.

The gas in question is stored in a large, depleted...

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