A. P. Borden v. Trespalacios Rice and Irrigation Company

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the judgments of the lower courts, holding that the irrigation corporation was properly authorized to exercise eminent domain, that the 1895 Act was not unconstitutional despite referencing multiple industries, and that the statute’s geographic language was not void. The Court further concluded that the taking of land for irrigation purposes satisfied the constitutional requirement of public use.