Iroquois Gas Corp. v. Gernatt

This is a condemnation proceeding brought pursuant to Conservation Law (Art. 3-A, § 86) to acquire gas storage rights in land owned by defendants.

Plaintiff is a public utility engaged in the business of producing, transporting, distributing and storing gas for ultimate public use. In connection with its business, plaintiff has been operating an underground gas storage reservoir in the Town of Collins, New York, commonly known as the Quaker Pool. Into this geological formation gas transported from Texas and Louisiana is injected for storage and withdrawn in periods of peak demand.

Plaintiff…