Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. Swiger
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Harrison County. Action by the Carnegie Natural Gas Company against A. G. Swiger, the Swiger Coal Company, and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendants named bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
Petitioner elected to proceed pursuant to the alternative method prescribed by section 20, chapter 42, Code Suppl. 1909, chapter 74, Acts 1907, to condemn an easement or right of way less than a fee for a natural gas pipe line through defendant’s lands, according to a plan attached to the bond tendered defendant showing the route of its proposed pipe line through his lands.
Failing to agree with him as to the damages, and defendant refusing to accept the bond tendered him, petitioner, after five days notice, presented the same to the Judge of the Circuit Court in vacation, as…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
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- Stewart v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- In the Matter of the Application of ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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