Legal Opinion
Carolina Power and Light Co. v. Copeland
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 28, 1972No. 19395PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Littlejohn, Justice.
On October 18, 1968, Carolina Power & Light Company, as condemnor, brought this proceeding to acquire a right-of-way across a 172 acre tract of woodland in Darlington County owned by Frank P. Copeland, Jr., landowner. The easement required was for the purpose of constructing and maintaining electric power lines. The right-of-way ran a distance of approximately 2157 feet, and varied in width from 145 to 160 feet, occupying approximately eight acres. The rights condemned included the privilege of cutting trees outside the right-of-way strip in what is referred to as the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- City of Spartanburg v. Belk's Department StoreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
- South Carolina Power Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. SharpeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. Westboro Weaving Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Mibbs, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of RevenueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- City of Spartanburg v. LaprinakosSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- South Carolina Department of Transportation v. FaulkenberryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- City of North Charleston v. ClaxtonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
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