Legal Opinion

Cochran v. Appalachian Power Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1978No. 13788Published

1Opinion of the Court

246 S.E.2d 624 (1978)

Newman COCHRAN et al.

v.

APPALACHIAN POWER CO.

No. 13788.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 11, 1978.

W. Graham Smith, Jr., Smith & Rumora, Williamson, Charles A. Tutwiler, Tutwiler, Crockett & LaCaria, Welch, for appellant.

Sterl F. Shinaberry, Hostler & Shinaberry, Charleston, for appellees.

McGRAW, Justice:

Appellee, Cochran, operator of a small coal mine in Chattaroy Hollow, Mingo County, West Virginia, on October 14, 1958, entered into a contract with Appalachian Power Company (Power Company) by which the Power Company agreed to put in poles and electric lines…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Anderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. William N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  3. Jordan v. BeroWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Overton v. FieldsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Earl T. Browder, Inc. v. County Court of Webster CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960

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