Legal Opinion
Frances C. Prater v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1980No. 79-2527PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Frances Prater, conveyed 59.-45 acres of land in Lincoln County, Georgia, to the federal government in 1950. The government purchased the land, in connection with the Clark Hill Dam and Reservoir project, for $25.23 per acre. The complaint avers that the value of the property was substantially in excess of the purchase price, and that it was conveyed on an oral promise by Ethan Allen that so much of the property as lies above 335 feet and which does not lie within the flood plain, created by the project, could be repurchased on demand by Prater for the purchase price. Allen…
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- United States v. The State of Florida and Gulf Power Company, John R. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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