pipe line

pipe line
A line of pipe, usually of steel, sometimes of lead or even of plastic, running over or beneath the surface of the earth for the transportation of water, oil, or other liquid. 24 Am J1st Gas & O § 131. An instrumentality of commerce within the meaning of the commerce clause of the United States Constitution. 15 Am J2d Com § 48. The term evidently means something different from "pipes," and conveys the idea of a line of pipe running upon or in the earth, carrying with it the right to the use of the soil in which it is placed. Dietz v Mission Transfer Co. 95 Cal 92. 100, 30 P 380.

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