Hearing on Oil Pipeline Controversy
“Plains Southcap has filed a lawsuit against MAWSS over the pipeline. The company is tryin gto get a piece of land condemned so it can continue building the pipeline. It’s planned to run through Mobile’s watershed. The judge said he wants to reveiw all the filing from Thursday before making a ruling. But Thursday was simply a heated debate about who legally has eminent domain power. Thursday, MAWSS asked the judge to dismiss the condemnation lawsuit altogether. Here’s why: Alabama law states cities, counties, corporations and certain individuals can exercise eminent domain. MAWSS argued that the law doesn’t apply to Plains Southcap. MAWSS claims Plains Southcap is an LLC, not a corporation and therefore doesn’t have eminent domain power. Yet Plains argued it does apply because it operates as a corporation.”
Local 15 TV 12 September 2013.