Legal Opinion
United States v. 6.74 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1945No. 11007PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is: May the United States, while in possession of land under a lease with the purported owner, condemn the full fee simple title thereto?
On October 26, 1943, the United States filed a petition in condemnation to acquire the fee title to two tracts of land needed in connection with the expansion of Miami Beach Air Base, Florida, for use as a dry storage warehouse for a military airfield and related military purposes. A declaration of taking was filed and judgment thereon was entered the same day.
■ On December 8, 1943, Helen Cowles Harrison, appellee…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- Old Dominion Land Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Houston North Shore Railway Co. v. TyrrellTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- United States v. Sunset Cemetery Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- City of Oakland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. 2,606.84 Acres of Land in Tarrant County, Texas, and Frank CornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Lilly Lind Brondum and Barthel P. Brondum, Owners of Tract No. J-923-ECourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. 70.39 Acres of LandDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
- United States v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. 44.00 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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