Legal Opinion
Morris v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided July 7, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-949PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LYNNE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff is the owner of property in Lauderdale County, Alabama, which fronts on Shoals Creek Inlet, an embayment of Wilson Reservoir. Defendant Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a corporate agency of the Federal Government charged with responsibility for, among other things, constructing and operating dams and reservoirs in the Tennessee River and its tributaries. Sections 4(j), 9a of TVA Act; 16 U.S. C.A. §§ 831c(j), 831h-l.
Wilson Dam (also known as Dam No. 2) was built by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. In connection with such construction, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Transportation Co. v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1971
- Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Inc. v. BartlettDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Lynn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sagaser v. McCarthyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Sierra Club v. MortonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1975
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. ButzDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1973
- John A. Queen and Queen Electric Manufacturing Company v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Mike Butler and Craven Crowell, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Parsell v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1976
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