Southern Railway Company v. Tennessee Valley Authority

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

In this action the Tennessee Valley Authority seeks a declaration of its rights under the Tennessee Valley Authority Bridge Act 1 with regard to certain proposed alterations of the Southern Railway Company’s bridge across the Tennesse River at Florence, Alabama, as part of a TVA navigation improvement project. We hold that the TVA Bridge Act is applicable and affirm the judgment below.

TVA and Southern failed to agree upon a contract for the necessary alterations to the bridge. In accordance with the provisions of the TVA Bridge Act, TVA filed a complaint with the…