Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Puryear
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided April 29, 1952No. 585-587PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, Circuit Judge
(sitting by designation) .
By consent of counsel, the motions in these three cases, presenting identical issues, have been heard and considered on the oral arguments and briefs of the contending attorneys for both sides and on the records in the causes. Each of the three actions, brought by the Tennessee Valley- Authority, seeks to condemn an easement and right-of-way for the use of the T. V. A., in constructing and maintaining an electric power transmission line on lands in which the defendants are alleged to have an interest.
Authority for the taking is vested by the Tennessee Valley…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rindge Co. v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Welch v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. KinzerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. an Easement & Right of Way 150 Feet Wide & 582.4 Feet Long Over Certain Land in De Kalb CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1960
- Port of New York Authority v. HemingSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- United States of America Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement and Right of Way Over Land in Logan County, Kentucky, Enlow Rogers, Et Ux.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Rainbow Realty Co. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1954
- William M. Young and Faith Adams Young v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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