Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Easement & Right of Way 150 Feet Wide & 314.6 Feet Long over Certain Land in Smith County
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 9, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 306PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.
This is a condemnation proceeding by the United States to acquire for the use of the Tennessee Valley Authority a right of way over defendants’ land for the construction and maintenance of an electric power transmission line. The action was brought under authority of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 831 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the Act. Commissioners, appointed by the Court in accordance with the provisions of Section 831x of the Act, have conducted hearings on the question of just compensation and have…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. WorleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Carlisle v. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- United States v. 1,000 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1958
- United States v. 251.81 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. 101.80 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States of America Upon the Relation and for the Use of the Tennessee Valley Authority v. Council J. PressnellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. 101.80 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Idaho County, Idaho, Joseph Schwartz and Lorena Rose Schwartz, United States of America v. 35.54 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Idaho County, Idaho, Ora Hazelbaker, a WidowCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. PressnellDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1963