Byhalia Pipeline lawsuit continues, against plaintiffs’ wishes
Protesters (in a file photo) gathered at Alonzo Weaver Park in Southwest Memphis to speak out against the Byhalia Pipeline. Now the company has dropped its eminent domain lawsuit against some residents, but a judge says it’s not over yet. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin Johnson has decided to make a ruling on whether a private oil pipeline company can legally seize access to land through eminent domain proceedings, even though the original lawsuits initiating those proceedings have been withdrawn.
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Byhalia Connection Pipeline Plains All American Pipeline Valero Energy Corp. George Nolan Robert Spence Shelby County Circuit Court
Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.