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United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Easement & Right-of-Way Over Two Strips of Land
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided April 19, 1968No. Civ. A. Nos. 1511, 1515PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AWARD
2Per curiam
This consolidated action arises de novo upon exceptions of the plaintiff United States on relation of Tennessee Valley Authority and landowners in two condemnation proceedings filed under the provisions of Section 831x of Title 16, United States Code. Two contiguous tracts of land are involved. The plaintiff sought to obtain a power line easement 75 feet in width and extending a total distance of 1,982 feet.
Civil Action No. 1511 was filed November 30, 1965, and sought to condemn a *72right-of-way 75 feet wide over a tract of land containing 126 acres. The right-of-way was 1,841 feet in…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. PowelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. CressSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Welch v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co. v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. SilerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
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4Cited by1 opinion
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