WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOP. v. YATES

No. 36485.

288 P.2d 723 (1955)

WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, a Corporation of Anadarko, Oklahoma, Plaintiff, v. Yada YATES, Individually and Yada Yates, as the Executrix of the Estate of Elmer Yates, Deceased, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

September 27, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.C. Ivester, Sayre, Harry C. Hicks, Hollis, for plaintiff in error.

Oden & Oden, Ryan Kerr, Yates & Braddock, Altus, for defendants in error.


DAVISON, Justice.

This is an action in condemnation, brought by the plaintiff, Western Farmer's Electric Co-operative, Inc., against the defendant, Yada Yates, individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Elmer Yates, deceased. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The plaintiff, being in the business of transmission and sale of electrical energy, had the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring rights of way for...

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