Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. Gorman
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by the Appalachian Electric Power Company, a public service corporation, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, for the purpose of obtaining a perpetual easement and right of way for the construction and operation of an electric power transmission line over a tract of land owned by James Raymond Gorman and others, in Bedford county, Virginia. Virginia Code, 1942 (Michie), section 4364 et seq.; Virginia Code, 1950, section 25-8 et seq.
The easement, 50 feet wide, extends a distance of 561 feet, more or less, through the tract involved. On it is…
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