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Public Utility Commission v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Nov 12, 1981
623 S.W.2d 316 (Tex. 1981)

Opinion

No. C-625.

November 12, 1981.

Appeal from the Austin Court of Civil Appeals, Third Supreme Judicial District, Powers, J.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Stuart Fryer, Asst. Atty. Gen., McGinnis, Lochridge Kilgore, Earnest Casstevens, McDaniel Travis, Samuel D. McDaniel and Don W. Kothmann, Austin, McCamish, Ingram, Martin Brown, Dick Terrell Brown and Andrew S. Viger, San Antonio, for petitioners.

Jon Dee Lawrence and James L. Wurtz, Dallas, Clark, Thomas, Winters Shapiro, Barry Bishop and David C. Duggins, Austin, for respondent.


The court has been advised that this cause has now become moot.

It is, therefore, ordered that, without regard to the merits of the cause or the views expressed in the opinion of the court of civil appeals, the judgments of the trial court and the court of civil appeals, 618 S.W.2d 130, are vacated. The cause is dismissed and the costs are assessed against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Tex.R.Civ.Pro. 483.


Summaries of

Public Utility Commission v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Nov 12, 1981
623 S.W.2d 316 (Tex. 1981)
Case details for

Public Utility Commission v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Case Details

Full title:PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS et al., Petitioners, v. SOUTHWESTERN…

Court:Supreme Court of Texas

Date published: Nov 12, 1981

Citations

623 S.W.2d 316 (Tex. 1981)

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