Barr v. Kamo Elec. Corp., Inc.

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Plaintiffs sue for damages to land resulting from the erection of a power line by KAMO Electric Corporation, Inc., (“KAMO”). 1 Plaintiffs prayed for compensatory and punitive damages. The court directed a verdict for KAMO on the issue of punitive damages, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $7,500 compensatory damages. Both parties appealed, but plaintiffs have abandoned their appeal, so that the only matters now before this court for decision are the issues presented by KAMO on its appeal.

In 1976, KAMO erected a power line pursuant to condemnation…