Legal Opinion
R. P. Anderson v. Brigadier General L. E. Seeman, Division Engineer, Southwest Division, Corps of Engineers, United States Army
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1958No. 16799_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing on motion of the appellees this suit to enjoin the taking of appellants’ lands for the building of a dam and reservoir on the Angelina River in Texas.
The complaint was filed by a number of plaintiffs whose land would be inundated by the construction of McGee Bend Reservoir. Their complaint is twofold: first, that the construction of this dam cannot legally proceed unless permission is obtained from the Board of Water Engineers of the State of Texas, which has not been done, and, second, that the lands of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Twin City Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Edwards v. North American Rockwell Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 1968
- Moody v. Texas Water CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Max E. Turner v. Kings River Conservation DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- East Crossroads Center, Inc. v. Mellon-Stuart Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
- Goldberg v. Nello L. Teer Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1962
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