Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Dallas Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. B. M. Miller. . Condemnation proceedings by the Western Union Telegraph Company to condemn an easement for its line along the right of way of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. From a judgment condemning the property and assessing the damages at one dollar, respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
By this proceeding the appellee seeks the condemnation of that portion of the right of way of appellant on its South Alabama Division from Selma to Flomaton; on its Myrtlewood branch from Selma to Myrtlewood, and on its Camden branch from Nadawah to Camden, which is already occupied by petitioner’s poles and wires for use as a telegraph line. Upon the first hearing the probate court of Dallas county denied the application, and appeal was taken to the circuit court in that county, where the petition was likewise denied, and on appeal to this court the cause was reversed. — W. U. Tel. Co. v. L.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Lehman v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- State ex rel. Robertson v. McGoughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. Pennsylvania R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1903
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. AbernathySupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Dean v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- State v. PraetoriansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Reynolds v. MasseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- White v. Mississippi Power & Light CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
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