SNYDER – The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Feb. 4 from both sides of the Scurry County, et al, vs. Kinder Morgan, et al, lawsuit. The hearing focused on Kinder Morgan’s appeal of 132nd District Judge Ernie B. Armstrong and the 11th Court of Appeals rulings that denied Kinder Morgan’s motion to dismiss.
Attorney Michael Hiedler, representing Kinder Morgan, encouraged the court to dismiss the case based on what he described as a contingency-fee tax ferret agreement as well as the changing nature of the accusations in the case.
D. Brent Lemon, representing Scurry County, Snyder Independent School District, Western Texas ...