Colvard v. Nantahala Power & Light Co.

The transmission line of defendant was constructed a distance of 2,792 feet angling across plaintiff’s 84%-acre tract and 197 feet across his 2.09-acre tract. There are 12 poles and one brace pole on the land. The power cables sag down and are about 15 to 21 feet from the ground and carries 66,000 voltage. The plaintiff testified in part unobjected to :

“The transmission is constructed on poles set about 300 feet apart on which are placed two cross or angle bars or frames on which three power cables are strung. The wires are about 8 feet wide, about four feet from the poles. . . . There are…