Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. One Parcel of Land
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 19, 1976No. Civ. A. M-74-1326PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.
The plaintiff, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), has sued in this action to acquire by eminent domain 3,367 square feet of land in Montgomery County to be used in the construction, maintenance, and operation of a rapid rail transit system for the Washington Metropolitan Area, commonly called “Metro.” The property is sought to be acquired in fee simple absolute.
The land lies within the bed of a “paper street,” known as Selim Road which was dedicated to public use as a road by a plat recorded among the Land Records of Montgomery…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Foster v. City of Detroit, MichiganDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1966
- United States v. The Meadow Brook ClubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. McCawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Reservation Eleven Associates, a Limited Partnership v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. 320.0 Acres of Land, More or Less in the County of Monroe, State of Florida,and Salvatore R. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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- United States v. 480.00 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Board of County Supervisors of Prince William County v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1992
- W.J.F. Realty Corp. v. Town of SouthamptonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2004