Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Alabama Power Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1930No. 4 Div. 442PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The sole question presented is whether or not the erection of the transmission line on the public highway creates an additional servitude upon the fee of the abutting owner. The defendant company is a public service corporation, and the distribution of its electric current for heat, light, and power among the inhabitants of the territory to be served is a public use. State of Washington, ex rel., etc., Superior Court, 142 Wash. 270, 253 P. 115, 58 A. L. R. 779; Mt. Vernon Woodberry Cotton, etc., Co. v. Alabama Interstate Power Co., 240 U. S. 30, 36 S. Ct. 234, 60 L. Ed. 507; Wiegand v.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Gurnsey v. Northern California Power Co.California Supreme Court · 1911
- Cater v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Mt. Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Co. v. Alabama Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Julia Building Ass'n v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Palmer v. . Larchmont Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Keokuk Junction Railway Co. v. IES Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Alabama Power Co. v. Cullman County Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Hall v. Lea County Electric Cooperative, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- City of Prichard v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Alabama Power Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936