Legal Opinion
Hise v. BARC Electric Cooperative
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 12, 1997No. Record 961577PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we consider the scope of an electric power company’s rights in an easement in gross for the construction and operation of its electric power line acquired (1) by prescription and (2) by eminent domain. Specifically, we decide whether the power company can permit a telephone company and a cable television company to attach their lines to the power company’s poles without the consent of the owners of the servient estate.
For a number of years, BARC Electric Cooperative (the power company) operated a 7,000 volt electric…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pettus v. KeelingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Corbett v. RubenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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