Legal Opinion
United States v. 12.85 Acres of Land
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided January 14, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 5727PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.
This is a condemnation proceeding and jurisdiction is based upon 16 U.S.C. § 831x (Supp. 1969). The plaintiff sought to condemn a portion of the defendant’s land. The plaintiff tendered into court the sum of $8,300.00 at the time of the taking of the property, contending that this amount represented just compensation. The landowner contended that just compensation was in an amount in excess of the sum tendered into court. Upon the trial of this case, the jury awarded the landowner the sum of $12,010.00. Thereafter, the landowner sought to recover $60.00…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Grand River Dam Authority v. JarvisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- United States of America Upon the Relation and for the Use of the Tennessee Valley Authority v. Council J. PressnellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Certain LandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. 2,186.63 Acres of Land, Wasatch County, Utah (H. Clay Cummings Estate)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- United States of America Upon the Relation and for the Use of the Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement and Right-Of-Way Containing 0.1 Acres, More or Less, Over Certain Land in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Oral Bible, Et Ux., United States of America Upon the Relation and for the Use of the Tennessee Valley Authority v. 12.85 Acres of Land, More or Less, a Road Easement and Right of Way Over an Additional 1.18 Acres of Land, More or Less, and Certain Additional Rights, All in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Baxter R. GannCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement & Right-of-Way Containing 0.1 AcresCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971