Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. v. Riley

Plaintiff (Appellant) a utility company, condemned an easement for electric transmission lines across the lands of the defendant (appellees), and filed exceptions to the award of the appraisers. Following a trial by jury, and judgment upon its verdict, Plaintiff appealed to this Court. The issues relate to the valuation of a portion of the affected land by witness Hatfield, testifying as an expert for the defendants, and to the giving and refusal of certain instructions regarding the elements to consider in making such valuations.

The lands affected consisted of approximately eighty-two acres…