Legal Opinion
United States v. Alcorn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1935No. 7945PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals from a judgment of condemnation on the ground that the award of damages ($5,750) is excessive owing to certain rulings of the trial court favorable to the defendants upon the introduction of evidence and the instructions.
The land in question (8.96 acres) is desired by the government for a railroad right of way for a railroad whose existing right of way and tracks are to' be flooded by the. waters impounded by the Bonneville Dam across the Columbia river flowing along the boundary between the state of Washington and the state of Oregon. Proceedings…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Goldstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Welch v. St. Helens Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
- United States v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Portland & O. C. Ry. Co. v. Ladd Estate Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. 2,477.79 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Bell County, Texas, and Tom G. Bowles, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Collins v. StreitzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- E. K. Wood Lumber Co. v. AndersenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- 6816.5 Acres Of Land, More Or Less, In Rio Arriba County, State Of New Mexico; William A. Maddox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Howe v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1963
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