Legal Opinion · Dissent
Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Bowman
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 7, 1949PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1DissentStacy, C. J.
WINBORNE and SEAWELL, JJ., concur in dissent. This case was here at Fall Term, 1947, and is reported in 228 N.C. 319. The action was instituted to restrain the maintenance of obstructions on land upon and over which the plaintiff had acquired an easement by condemnation for the construction and operation of its electric power lines. It was alleged that the defendants had erected a permanent brick building, now used as a moving picture theater, on plaintiff's right of way in violation of its easement and constituting an interference inconsistent with its rights and its ability to operate,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Railroad v. OliveSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Collins v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Patterson Orchard Co. v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Alabama Power Co. v. BerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Helms v. Citizens Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Otter Tail Power Company v. MalmeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
- Western Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Sambo's of Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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