Legal Opinion
Conant v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 20, 1987No. 669-86 LPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HORN, Judge.
This case came before the Court on a complaint filed by the plaintiff, Marcus Co-nant. Plaintiff seeks compensation under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution for an alleged taking of his property due to actions initiated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Defendant responded by filing a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. For the reasons discussed below, defendant’s motion to dismiss is hereby granted.
Background
Plaintiff owns property adjacent to the Santa Fe River in Alachua County, Florida. Beginning…
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