GRAND RIVER DAM v. GRAND-HYDRO

No. 6.

335 U.S. 359 (1948)

GRAND RIVER DAM AUTHORITY v. GRAND-HYDRO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 22, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Leander Davidson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Quince B. Boydstun.

By special leave of Court, Howard E. Wahrenbrock argued the cause for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Vanech, Stanley M. Silverberg, Roger P. Marquis, Willard W. Gatchell and Joseph B. Hobbs.

S. Frank Fowler and Robert Dale Hudson argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The federal question in this action for condemnation under Oklahoma law is whether the Federal Power Act1 had so far affected the use or value of certain land for power site purposes as to render inadmissible expert testimony which gave recognition to that land's availability for a power site. We hold that it had not. We thus see no adequate reason to reverse the Supreme Court of Oklahoma...

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