ASHWANDER v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

No. 355.

9 F.Supp. 965 (1935)

ASHWANDER et al. v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY et al.

District Court, N. D. Alabama, N. E. D.

February 22, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forney Johnston, of Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs.

James Lawrence Fly, of Knoxville, Tenn., for Tennessee Valley Authority.


GRUBB, District Judge.

The law in this case was settled on the motion to dismiss for want of equity. 8 F.Supp. 893. I do not mean settled for good, but settled as far as this case is concerned, in the District Court. It was settled in this way: That under the Tenth Amendment, or regardless of it, the government of the United States would have no right, within the limits of a state, to conduct any private proprietary business unless...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases