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CRAWFORD FAMILY FARM PARTNERSHIP v. TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE PIPELINE, L.P.

No. 06-12-00113-CV.

409 S.W.3d 908 (2013)

The CRAWFORD FAMILY FARM PARTNERSHIP, Appellant v. TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE PIPELINE, L.P., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided August 27, 2013.

Rehearing Overruled September 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendi E. Hammond , Law Office of Wendi Hammond, Piano, for Appellant.

James A. Freeman , Nancy H. Elliott , Zabel Freeman , Houston, Clyde M. Siebman , Siebman, Burg, Philipps & Smith, LLP, Sherman, for Appellee.

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

OPINION

Opinion by Justice MOSELEY.

I. Background

This is a case regarding an exercise of the right of eminent domain by a nongovernmental entity. Historically, Americans in general and Texans in particular have placed great value on individual property rights and looked askance at the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Both Amendment V of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution prohibit the taking...

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