Marcus Cable Associates, L.p. D/b/a Charter Communications, Inc., Petitioner v. Alan and Myrna Krohn, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the 1939 easement granted to Hill County Electric Cooperative does not permit Marcus Cable Associates to install cable‑television lines on the Krohns' property and that Texas Utilities Code §181.102 applies only to public utility easements, not private ones, affirming the Court of Appeals' reversal of summary judgment for the cable company. Justice Hecht dissented, arguing the easement should be read to include cable‑television use.