Kell v. Appalachian Power Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• enjoining power company from using method of aerial broadcast spraying toxic herbicides to maintain right-of-way for its power 22 Brown v. Crozer Coal & Land Co., 144 W. Va. 296, 107 S.E.2d 777 (1959
• \In any construction of the language of a deed the intent of the parties is controlling.\ (footnote omitted)
• “In any construction of the language of a deed the intent of the parties is controlling.” (footnote omitted)
• power company held strictly liable for use of toxic herbicides inflicting damage upon property by application of herbicide in clearing trees, branches, and other obstructions from nearby right-of-way
• also focusing on the danger of drift in the aerial application of herbicide

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Duresa v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-03-30· cited 37×
• Quintain Development, LLC v. Columbia Natural Resources, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2001-12-05· cited 18×
• Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Burke
  N.D. West Virginia· 1990-12-19· cited 14×
• Pratt v. Altendorf
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-02-16· cited 11×
• Gullett v. Burton
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-06-10· cited 8×
• C/R TV, Inc. v. Shannondale, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-06-21· cited 8×
• Larew v. Monongahela Power Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1997-05-30· cited 6×
• Bosley v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. of West Virginia
  S.D. West Virginia· 1986-01-14· cited 3×
• C/R Tv, Incorporated v. Shannondale, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-06-21
• Guardianship of Topp
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-02-16
• Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC v. RDFS, LLC
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-07-29

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Loe Et Ux v. Lenhard
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1961-05-17· cited 75×
• Laux v. Freed
  California Supreme Court· 1960-01-29· cited 65×
• Martin v. Norris Public Power District
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1963-11-01· cited 57×
• Gotreaux v. Gary
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1957-02-25· cited 49×
• Emelwon, Inc. And Kaiel Thompson McAlister v. United States of America
  Fifth Circuit· 1968-04-02· cited 46×
• Sachs v. Toquet
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1936-01-15· cited 41×
• Faire v. Burke
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1952-11-10· cited 40×
• Miles v. A. Arena & Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1937-11-29· cited 35×
• Otter Tail Power Company v. Malme
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1958-09-29· cited 34×
• Petition of Omaha Public Power District
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1959-03-06· cited 33×
• CROSS ET UX v. Harris
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1962-04-18· cited 32×
• Patterson Orchard Co. v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1929-07-08· cited 31×
• Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Town of Wethersfield
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-06-29· cited 27×
• Public Service Co. of Oklahoma v. Home Builders Ass'n of Realtors
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1976-09-21· cited 24×
• Doody v. Spurr
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-12-01· cited 24×
• Moore v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1950-12-05· cited 21×
• Binder v. Perkins
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1973-12-08· cited 19×
• Vermont Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Anderson
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1959-01-06· cited 18×
• Young v. Darter
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1961-06-06· cited 16×
• Horky v. Kentucky Utilities Company
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1960-06-24· cited 15×