Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement & Right-of-Way Over 11.6 Acres of Land
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided April 3, 1981No. CIV-2-80-69PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NEESE, District Judge.
The only “fact in issue” for the jury to decide in this proceeding is the amount of just compensation owing to the defendant-landowners for the rights taken by the plaintiff (through the relator) in the property at issue. “ * * * Just compensation should be awarded, which is the difference in the market value of the entire tract(s) before and after the taking. (Olson v. United States, 292 U.S. 246, 54 S.Ct. 704, 78 L.Ed. 1236 (1934)) * * *." United States v. *4Hughes, (3-judge) D.C.Tenn. (1966), 251 F.Supp. 930, 932[2].
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Goadby v. Philadelphia ElectricDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- United States v. HughesDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- U. S. Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement and Right of Way Over 11.6 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Hawkins County, TennCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Eden Toys, Inc. v. Marshall Field & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982