Legal Opinion
De Kalb County v. Tennessee Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 8, 1933PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This action was brought by De Kalb county against the Tennessee Electric Power Company to recover damages for the destruction of a bridge across Caney Fork river at Holmes creek, which bridge was owned by the county. The bridge was washed away on the night of Saturday, March 23, 1929, by an unprecedented flood in Caney Fork river. The county claimed that this was the proximate result of negligence and improper manipulation of the dam owned and maintained by the Tennessee Electric Power Company at Rock Island, situated 58 miles by river above the bridge; also the proximate result of negligent…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Frank v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- Knoxville Traction Co. v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Philip Carey Roofing & Manufacturing Co. v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Fitch v. American Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Finchem v. OmanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1934
- Darnell v. McNicholsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Patillo v. Gambill Et Ux.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. RoachCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Whitehurst v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
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