New York State Electric & Gas Corp. v. Morrison

This is a proceeding by the plaintiff, a public utility company, for the condemnation of a limited fee to a strip of vacant land to be used for a power line. The defendant Morrison’s answer raised several issues but an injunction has previously issued from this court permitting the plaintiff to actually take immediate possession of the premises involved and to construct at least part of its utility lines thereon and for all practical purposes the said defendant has abandoned and waived any defenses except that of ‘' good faith bargaining”. Hence, the sole issue before this court is “has the…