LJS Grease and Tallow is one of my favorite cases, mostly because of the wonderful characters involved, but also because it revolved around the battle between the appraisers. LJS Grease and Tallow was a rendering factory in Carroll County, Ga. Like most of these places, it was well off the beaten path in the country on Snake Creek. The Carroll County Water Authority condemned the plant in 2001 because it wanted the land as a part of the Snake Creek Reservoir. And that's where our story begins...