McCURDY v. SAMPLES

7 Div. 267.

80 So.2d 224 (1955)

L. L. McCURDY v. Birtice SAMPLES et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 12, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. A. Wolfes and Leonard Crawford, Fort Payne, for appellant.

Max J. Howard and W. M. Beck, Fort Payne, for appellees.


STAKELY, Justice.

Fundamentally the question for decision is whether a court of equity under the facts in this case has power to condemn a right of way under the principle of eminent domain. Robert Samples under the provisions of § 56, Title 19, Code of 1940, filed an application in the Probate Court of DeKalb County seeking to have a right of way condemned over certain lands of L. L. McCurdy (appellant) situated in DeKalb County. It is alleged that the purpose...

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