Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. One Parcel of Land
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1983No. 82-1166PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Virginia Casey Visnich appeals from the judgment of the district court ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) acted properly in condemning her property under the Declaration of Taking Act, 40 U.S.C. § 258a, and setting an award of interest on the amount of just compensation. We conclude that WMATA properly exercised condemnation powers delegated to it by the federal government, and that the district court acted within its discretion in fixing the rate of interest on the award. We therefore affirm the. judgment.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Bloodgood v. Mohawk & Hudson RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- West Virginia Ex Rel. Dyer v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Sweet v. RechelSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. 50.50 Acres of Land, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Nika Corp. v. City of Kansas City, Mo.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- ITT Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
- Seattle Master Builders Ass'n v. Pacific Northwest Electric Power & Conservation Planning CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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