United States v. Hughes

These causes came on for a hearing before this three-judge court on exceptions filed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (hereinafter “T.V.A.”) to awards made by Commissioners in connection with the condemnation of easements for a high-voltage electric transmission line. It is the contention of the T.V.A. that the award was excessive in both eases. The. two tracts are contiguous and similar and are located in the eastern part of Shelby County. By agreement the evidence introduced in the hearings before the Commissioners in each case may be considered to be a part of the record in the other…