Eminent Domain Lets Pipeline Developers Take Land, Pay Little, Say Black Property Owners

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By Katelyn WeisbrodJan 25, 2021, 5:00 am319 pts
Byhalia Connection offered this Southwest Memphis resident what he said were “pennies and peanuts” for an easement, then sued him when he said no. By Carrington J. Tatum, MLK50 Three houses stand on the Owens family land along Tully Road in Southwest Memphis. Joseph Owens lives with his wife in one facing…

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