Kingsport Utilities, Inc. v. Steadman

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

This is an action to acquire by condemnation a tract of land in fee simple for use as a transformer station location and containing 3.302 acres; also, rights-of-way for electric line easements over adjacent lands on each side of the substation tract.

The landowners, defendants herein, have questioned the legality of the attempted taking on the ground that the substation site and rights-of-way have not been located where they will do the least damage.

Further obstacles are raised in that defendants leave in a state of suspension what they intend to do about…