Legal Opinion
Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Harper
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 7, 1970No. 5-5341PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. Fred Jones, Justice.
This is an eminent domain case wherein the Arkansas Power & Light Company took an easement in a strip of land 180 feet wide and one and one-fourth mile long, consisting of 27.65 acres across a 636 acre tract of land belonging to Dr. John W. Harper and his wife near El Dorado in Union County. The land was purchased in smaller tracts by Dr. Harper for investment purposes but was being utilized by him for timber and grazing land at the time of the taking. The power company took the easement for high voltage transmission lines to be elevated on steel towers, six of which…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. RussellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. JohnsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Brown v. HebbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1934
- Yonts v. Public Service Co. of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Lewis v. ShiffersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Arkansas State Highway Commission v. LemleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Keathley v. Diversified Fastener & Tool Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
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