United Fuel Gas Co. v. Allen

Riley, Judge:

This is a proceeding in eminent domain, instituted in the Circuit Court of Putnam County by United Fuel Gas Company, a corporation, against Roy A. Allen and Clara Allen, for the purpose of obtaining an underground gas storage pool for public use, under and pursuant to Code, 54-2-15, as amended. The gas company prosecutes this writ of error to a judgment based upon a jury verdict in favor of the Allens in the amount of $6,000.00.

The property sought to be taken is that part of the subterranean natural gas stratum in the Big Lime formation, underlying the Allens’ 175 acres of land…