Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co. v. Vanhoose

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Dismissing appeal.

B. B. and James Vanhoose instituted suit for damages occasioned to two small tracts of land asserted to be owned by them and in their possession, by the building of a short power line across the land without having compensated them. They did not seek to oust the company; to recover the land, or have it remove its poles, apparently recognizing that their recourse was by way of recovery of damages. Hinder Coal Co. v. Kirk, 205 Ky. 666, 266 8. W. 355; Louisville, St. L. & T. Ry. Co. v. Stephens, 96 Ky. 401, 29 S. W. 14, 49 Am. St. Rep.…