Officer v. East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.

This is a condemnation case in which the landowner, C. F. Officer, failed to perfect his appeal from an award by the jury of view. The plaintiff appealed and the case was placed upon the jury docket for trial following the filing of the jury’s report. The case thus stood on the docket from September 26, 1949, until July 24, 1950. "When it was called for trial the Gas Company “moved the court to be permitted to dismiss its appeal and to have the report of the jury of view confirmed.” Thereupon the defendant, Officer, objected to the dismissal of the appeal of the Gas Company and requested a…