Stubblefield v. Farmer

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratlipb

— Affirming.

In 1939 the appellants owned approximately one thousand acres of land in Calloway County, Kentucky, located near the Tennessee river. Prior to or about this time the United States Government by its agency known as the Tennessee Valley Authority, was making preparations to construct what is known as the Gilbertsville Dam at that location and was taking options and other steps to purchase land for that purpose, which included the land, or a portion thereof, of appellants. Appellees owned 164 acres of land near the same location but not within the…