Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Parcels of Land
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 18, 1941No. Civ. A. 1236PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
The present requirements of National Defense have very greatly increased the number of condemnation suits in which the federal government is taking property for public use. This is particularly true in Baltimore City and in the Maryland counties adjacent to Washington. It is necessary that the property be very promptly taken and equipped for public use. To this end the government now generally resorts to the special procedure provided by 40 U.S.C.A. § 258a, whereby, without awaiting formal condemnation of the land by a jury of inquisition in judicial proceedings, a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jacobs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. North American Transportation & Trading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hurley v. KincaidSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Tempel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. DunningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Nitterhouse v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- United States v. Certain Lands in Borough of BrooklynCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación v. Iñesta NazarioSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2005
- District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency v. DowdeyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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