Legal Opinion
Welch v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1939No. 7972, 7973, 8001PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
These three appeals are from awards rendered by a statutory three-judge Federal District Court in condemnation proceedings brought by the United States for the use and benefit of the Tennessee Vally Authority pursuant to Section 25 of the Act of its creation, 48 Stat. 58, 70, 16 U. S.C.A. § 831x. In Nos. 7972 and 7973, the appellants complain of the court’s denial of their motions for a jury trial.
All of the appellants were owners of separate tracts of land fronting on the Clinch River, some alluvion, which was at times lost by abrasion due to the natural movement of…
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