Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. 544 Acres of Land in Franklin County
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided November 6, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 923PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
The plaintiff-relator has moved the Court to set aside the jury verdict of just compensation of $225,000.00 for the 570-acre farm taken herein for public use in connection with the Tims Ford dam and reservoir project. The gist of the grounds urged in support thereof is that the compensation awarded-is excessive under all of the proof.
This Court has not only the power and authority, but the duty, to set aside the verdict of a jury and grant a new trial, when, in the judgment and discretion of the Court, the amount of compensation is excessive.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Barnes v. South Carolina Public Service AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. Certain Lands in Town of HighlandsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sandlin v. PearsallDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1976
- United States v. 534.28 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Huntingdon CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1977