San Jacinto Sand Company v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

Appellee, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), as plaintiff, brought suit against defendant, San Jacinto Sand Company, Inc. (Sand Company) and others as defendants, seeking a temporary injunction to prohibit defendants from making excavations which allegedly would result in the destruction of the cables, conduits, and equipment of Southwestern Bell, and further seeking a declaration of its rights as an alleged easement owner to lateral and/or subjacent support. During the hearing on appellees application for temporary injunction, on November 29, 1966, all parties jointly moved to consolidate for all purposes the hearing on application for temporary injunction and the hearing of the cause on the merits.