Centel Cable Television Co. of Ohio, Inc. v. Cook

This case presents the question of whether an easement granted to a utility company may be apportioned and partially assigned to a cable television company in a situation where the grantors were silent regarding their intent to allow apportionment of the easement and where the grantors made no express reservation regarding apportionment. We answer this question in the affirmative. Thus, we must reverse the judgment of the court of appeals on this issue. This case also asks us to interpret a contract between the utility company and the cable company allegedly assigning an interest in the…