Legal Opinion

St. Joseph Light & Power Co. v. Ohlhausen

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 9, 1981No. WD 32227PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANFORD, Presiding Judge.

This is a direct appeal from a jury award in condemnation for an easement. The judgment is affirmed.

Appellant utility presents two points of error, alleging that the trial court erred (a) in refusing to submit a withdrawal instruction and (b) in overruling objections to testimony as to noise emitted by electrical transmission lines as an element of damages.

On July 7, 1977, appellant filed its petition in condemnation to acquire an electrical transmission line easement. The proposed easement included land (tract 11A) owned by Harold and Martha Pepper, respondents. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. GaleenerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  2. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. TurkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  3. State ex rel. N. W. Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. WaggonerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1959
  4. Kamo Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. CushardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Blue Ridge Baptist Temple, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1979

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Elfrink v. Burlington Northern RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. State Ex Rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. MosleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. MertzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. ZahnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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