United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Two Tracts of Land

ORDER

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

This is a condemnation proceeding under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 16 U.S.C. ' §§ 831-831dd, in which T.V.A. seeks to condemn defendants’ property for use in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Tellico Dam and Reservoir project.

Defendants contend in their answer that (1) the property which TVA seeks to condemn will not in fact be used for the Dam and Reservoir project, (2) that the taking by T.V.A. is unconstitutional and (3) T.V.A. has abused its discretion and “is acting arbitrarily, capriciously, and in bad faith in…