Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Gasque

Moss, Chief Justice:

Carolina Power and Light Company, the appellant herein, instituted this condemnation proceeding against William E. Gasque, Jr. and Virginia G. McDowell, the respondents herein, to acquire a right of way easement for the purpose of constructing and maintaining an electric power line across an area of four and eighty-seven one-hundredths (4.87) acres. The condemnation included, in addition to the actual right-of-way taken, the right to cut down at any time, trees standing outside of the right-of-way strip which might be considered dangerous to any of the transmission lines.

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