Moses v. Town of Morganton

In February, 1925, Western Carolina Power Company, one of the defendants in the present action, completed the erection of a dam on the Catawba River below the premises of the plaintiffs, the dam being a part of a hydro-electric power plant. On or about 14 March, 1925, the Western Carolina Power Company, under and by virtue of the laws of the State, filed a condemnation proceedings against all the plaintiffs, the respondents or defendants in that action, some of them being minors, seeking to condemn thirty-one and one-half acres of the lands of plaintiffs. The action was appealed to this…