United States, upon the relation and for the use of the Tennessee Valley Authority, brought condemnation action, seeking easements across golf course property in connection with transmission line project.
United States moved for summary judgment as to proper amount of just compensation.
The District Court held that testimony of landowner’s non-expert witnesses that easements would eliminate utility of easement area and negatively affect property’s security and aesthetics did not create fact issue as to appropriate amount of just compensation.
Testimony of landowner’s non-expert witnesses that easements would eliminate utility of easement area and negatively affect property’s security and aesthetics did not create fact issue as to appropriate amount of just compensation for taking of easements and thus did not preclude summary judgment on issue of compensation, in proceeding in which United States, upon the relation and for the use of the Tennessee Valley Authority, condemned easements across golf course property in connection with transmission line project.