Legal Opinion
Tenn. Gas Pipeline Co. v. Permanent Easement for 7.053 Acres
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 23, 2019No. 17-3700PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge.
The Natural Gas Act of 1938 ("NGA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 717 - 717z, allows natural gas companies to acquire private property by eminent domain to construct, operate, and maintain natural gas pipelines. Id. § 717f(h). Here, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC ("Tennessee Gas") commenced a condemnation action under the NGA to acquire easements on property owned by King Arthur Estates, LP ("King Arthur"). On interlocutory appeal, this case now presents us with a single legal issue: whether state law or federal law governs the substantive determination of just compensation…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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