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).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Coon v. City and County of Honolulu
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2002-05-30· cited 154×
• Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2004-07-02· cited 123×
• Whittington v. City of Austin
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-09-30· cited 71×
• Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. and Mike Latta v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, Llc
  Texas Supreme Court· 2012-03-02· cited 47×
• City of Corpus Christi v. Taylor
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2004-02-12· cited 41×
• In Re the Estate of Robinson
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2004-08-19· cited 30×
• Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division v. S.V.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2008-10-14· cited 23×
• MidTexas Pipeline Co. v. Dernehl
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2002-02-26· cited 17×
• Occidental Chemical Corporation v. ETC NGL Transport, LLC
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2011-07-20· cited 16×
• ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. Harrison Interests, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2002-08-29· cited 14×
• Vardeman v. Mustang Pipeline Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2001-03-22· cited 12×
• Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 v. Pablo S. Gonzales and Lucila E. Gonzales
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2002-02-21· cited 10×
• Interest of Cgcbg v. Dade County Juvenile Office
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2007-01-30· cited 8×
• Block House Municipal Utility District v. City of Leander
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2009-07-10· cited 7×
• ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. Bell
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2002-10-10· cited 4×
• Y.O. v. Barton County Juvenile Office
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2005-08-11· cited 1×
• ExxonMobil Pipeline Company v. William S. Bell, Ind., and as Trustee
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2002-08-22
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-09-30
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-09-30
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-06-08

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Green International, Inc. v. Solis
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-10-02· cited 865×
• Insurance Co. of North America v. Morris
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-07-14· cited 466×
• Hoggett v. Brown
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-09-04· cited 320×
• Housing Authority v. Higginbotham
  Texas Supreme Court· 1940-06-26· cited 256×
• McKinney v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
  Texas Supreme Court· 1989-06-07· cited 155×
• Burch v. City of San Antonio
  Texas Supreme Court· 1975-01-29· cited 103×
• Coastal States Gas Producing Company v. Pate
  Texas Supreme Court· 1958-02-12· cited 99×
• Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Celanese Corp. of America
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-11-28· cited 80×
• Maher v. Lasater
  Texas Supreme Court· 1962-02-21· cited 76×
• Marburger v. Seminole Pipeline Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-10-09· cited 61×
• Barraza v. Koliba
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1996-08-07· cited 54×
• Tenngasco Gas Gathering Co. v. Fischer
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1983-01-13· cited 49×
• Anderson v. Teco Pipeline Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1999-01-22· cited 49×
• Tate v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-10-02· cited 40×
• Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Ass'n v. Burnett
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1985-10-30· cited 34×
• Maberry v. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1973-03-28· cited 33×
• Diana Rivera & Associates, P.C. v. Calvillo
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1999-04-01· cited 31×
• State v. Schmidt
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1995-03-08· cited 30×
• State v. Hipp
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1992-05-06· cited 30×
• Valero Eastex Pipeline Co. v. Jarvis
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 1999-05-11· cited 27×