Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. 1.72 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2016No. 15-5530PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the landowner, Karl Thomas, from an award made by the district court .in a .condemnation action brought by the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) under the TVA Act of 1933, 16 U.S.C. § 831 et seq. In the condemnation proceeding, the TVA acquired a permanent easement running along a boundary of 34 acres .of land in Coffee County, Tennessee. , The issue of just compensation was tried before a jury. Following the close of testimony, the TVA moved for judgment as a matter of law based on its valuation of. the condemned land. The trial judge, granted…
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