§ 617 Telegraph Property Condemnation

• •A telegraph company can take private property if they need it to build or keep up their telegraph lines.
• •They can only do this if the property is really needed for their work.
• •This rule was added to the books in 1975.

A telegraph company wants to build a new line across your backyard.

If they can prove they really need your land to build their telegraph line, they can take it, even if you don’t want to sell.