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ONCOR ELEC. DELIVERY v. DALLAS AREA RAPID

No. 11-0079.

369 S.W.3d 845 (2012)

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, Petitioner, v. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT and Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Ho , Lawrence J.C. VanDyke , Jason Cimma McKenney , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, Jeb Loveless, Joann N. Wilkins , David M. Weaver , Burford & Ryburn LLP, Fort Worth, TX, for Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.

Patricia Merian Reecl , Hyattye O. Simmons , Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Legal Department, Joycell Marie Hollins , DART, Legal Department, Sr. Assistant General Counsel, JG, Dallas, TX, for Respondent Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

Sylvia Marie Hartless , General Counsel, Fort Worth, TX, for Respondent Fort Worth Transit Transportation Authority.

David C. Duggins , Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Entergy Texas Inc.

Chauncey Marcus Lane , Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Pipeline Association.

Stephen K. Carroll , Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus curiae Transcanada Keystone Pipeline L.P.

Pamela Stanton Baron , Attorney at Law, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.

Richard P. Noland , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Sharyland Utilities, L.P.

David C. Duggins , Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Electric Transmission Texas LLC, AEP Texas Central Company.

J. Brett Busby , Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, Houston, Kelly J. Shackelford , Liberty Legal Institute, Piano, TX, for Amicus Curiae Liberty Institute.

Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

An electric utility sued two regional public transportation authorities, which are governmental entities, to condemn an easement across their land for use in constructing a transmission line approved by the Public Utility Commission ("PUC"). A divided court of appeals upheld the authorities' assertion of governmental immunity and dismissed the case.1 While the utility's petition for review...

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