Legal Opinion
Younger v. Appalachian Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 4, 1974No. Record 8276PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Each of these four cases, consolidated for trial below, involves damage to a power transmission pole caused by an automobile. The trial court granted motions for summary judgment filed by Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian or plaintiff) and by final orders entered December 13, 1972 awarded judgments against Robert Oswald Younger, Andrew Lyle Padgett, Gene M. Seamster, Jr., and Ralph Morton Morris (defendants).
In each case, damages awarded consisted of (1) the cost of a new pole without credit for salvage or depreciation on the old pole; (2) the cost of labor, composed of (a) wages paid…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New Jersey Power & Light Co. v. MabeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Central Illinois Light Co. v. StenzelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Richmond Cedar WorksSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- Franklin Plant Farm, Inc. v. NashSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Polk v. Oklahoma Gas and Electric CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lochaven Co. v. Master Pools by Schertle, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Kansas Power & Light Co. v. ThatcherCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1990
- Duquesne Light Co. v. RippelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Washington Water Power Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
- Dodd v. LangRoanoke County Circuit Court · 2006
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