Legal Opinion
United States v. Land, 62.50 Acres of Land More or Less, Situated in Jefferson Parish, State of Louisiana, Okc Limited Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1992No. 91-3091PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on appeal is whether the federal government has paid OKC Limited Partnership just compensation for the taking of its property as required by the Fifth Amendment. The district court determined that the land should be valued as a recreational site, and that its value as such was $54,000. It rejected as speculative and unrealistic much higher values resting on uses it found to face significant regulatory hurdles. We affirm.
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The condemned land lies along the eastern coastline of Lake Salvador in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It was part of an…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- 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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3Cited by19 opinions
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