Cities Service Gas Company v. Beck

REYNOLDS, Judge:

Cities Service Gas Company filed a petition to exercise its powers of eminent domain to obtain an easement for a gas pipeline across land owned by the defendants, George and Elsie Beck. The District Court of Canadian County appointed three commissioners to assess the damages defendants would sustain, and they assessed damages in the amount of $4,565.00.

Defendants objected to the amount of the award, and demanded jury trial. Thereafter, plaintiff also demanded trial by jury.

A jury trial was completed on October 18, 1973, and defendants filed a motion for *28new trial which was…