Appeal Extends Property Dispute: Alabama Power appeals; easement case remains unresolved

A dispute over a sprawling Alabama property has taken another turn after a judge rejected a utility company’s attempt to keep the landowner away from construction crews working on his land. Alabama Power has now taken the matter to the state’s highest court, prolonging a legal battle over a major electricity transmission project.

According to reports by WVTM 13, 1819 News and Birmingham Free Press, the dispute centres on 416 acres owned by Fenn Church near Calera in Shelby County, where the company is seeking to build part of a 74-mile transmission line. The latest development came on November 10, when Shelby County Circuit Judge Jonathan Spann denied Alabama Power’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have required Church and visitors to remain at least 300 feet away from crews clearing trees on the property.

The judge dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning the utility is not permanently barred from pursuing similar legal relief.Alabama Power subsequently filed a notice of appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court, seeking to challenge the decision.