Mercier v. MidTexas Pipeline Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that pipeline indisputably \is not a common carrier” when it \does not transport gas or allow the dedication of its capacity to the public or anyone other than” the two corporate owners of the pipeline
• construing former articles 1435 and 1436 of the revised civil statutes
• construing former articles 1435 and 1436 of the revised civil statutes
• construing former articles 1435 and 1436 of the revised civil statutes
• construing former articles 1435 and 1436 of the revised civil statutes
• “When a statute delegating the power of eminent domain does not require proof of necessity the condemnor need only show that its board of directors determined that the taking was necessary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).