Second Appeal of Denbury v. Texas Rice Land Partners Argued Before Texas Supreme Court Today

The Denbury case that caused such a stir on the Texas Supreme Court’s first review of the case, is back before the Court again. In the first Denbury opinion, the Court held that a pipeline seeking to assert eminent domain authority had to make a showing that it was in fact a “common carrier.” The case went back to the trial court which again granted summary judgment for the pipeline company. But the court of appeals reversed, holding that fact issues existed on whether Denbury is a common carrier.

Our firm represents Texas Rice Land Partners in the appeal, and Bill Christian argued the case. The oral argument can be viewed here.