Central Electric Power Cooperative v. Sharp

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Central Electric Power Cooperative filed a suit in eminent domain to acquire easement rights for the construction of a power line running across the Lake of the Ozarks. A tract of land owned by the Sharps was condemned as it was to be the location of a structural support for a power line across the lake. The jury awarded the Sharps $180,000 for the tract. On appeal, Central Electric contends the trial court erred in permitting the Sharps to read from an unsigned deposition, excluding evidence, allowing Sharp’s attorney to serve subpoenas upon two persons connected…