Cassity v. Gulf States Utilities Co.

DIES, Chief Justice.

Gulf States Utilities Company, as plaintiff below, sued Jimmy W. Cassity, Alma G. Cassity, Jimmy Cassity, as trustee for Jerry Wayne Cassity, and Jerry Wayne Cassity, individually, defendants below, to condemn an easement 150 feet in width for high voltage lines across land of defendants. Special commissioners were appointed, an award entered, and subsequently plaintiff moved for a non-suit. The court dismissed the cause and, after a hearing, awarded defendants reasonable expenses of $9,712.85. It is from this order defendants perfect this appeal, contending they are…