Grainland Farms, Inc. v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.

Parks, J.:

Plaintiff Grainland Farms, Inc. (Grainland) filed this action in trespass against defendants, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company (Arkla) and Three Star Construction Company, Inc. (Three Star), seeking both actual and punitive damages. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment concluding that plaintiffs action was precluded in light of the admitted facts and Arkla’s exercise of its power of eminent domain. Plaintiff appeals.

Grainland is the owner of some farm land in Cowley County, Kansas. In the autumn of 1982, defendant Three Star was employed as an independent…