Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1940No. 9474PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
The United States of America owned a 42.9-acre tract of land in Colbert County, Alabama, subject only to certain outstanding mineral rights owned by John F. Harris, and others. Under the provisions of Section 25 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, 70, 16 U. S.C.A. § 831x, the government filed its petition to condemn the mineral rights in the tract. A commission appointed by the District Court made an award of $300, and both the government and the owners excepted to the award. Three district judges heard the exceptions and, with one judge…
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