Legal Opinion
Grand River Dam Authority v. Martin
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 1, 1942No. 30534PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
This is a proceeding brought by Grand River Dam Authority to condemn an easement across a farm belonging to Martin. The Authority appeals from the judgment for Martin on the verdict.
In its petition the Authority asked for a perpetual easement 100 feet wide and 1,980 feet long across the 90-acre farm of Martin, “to erect, operate, and maintain a line or lines of poles, wires and fixtures for the transmission of electric energy.” Among other incidental rights it sought to acquire was the right of ingress, the cutting down, removing or trimming of trees on the strip, and the right to set guy and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Incorporated Town of Sallisaw v. PriestSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- City of Cushing v. PoteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
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3Cited by8 opinions
- North Carolina State Highway & Public Works Commission v. BlackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
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- Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Town of WethersfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Pickens v. Hidalgo County Water Control & Improvement District Number SixteenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Cities Service Gas Co. v. HuebnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
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