Legal Opinion
United States v. 187.40 Acres of Land, Huntingdon Cty., Pa.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1974No. Civ. 73-633PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, District Judge.
The United States has filed a complaint in condemnation and declaration of taking, condemning two tracts of land owned by defendants which are to be used by the Corps of Engineers in constructing a flood control project on the Juniata River. Defendants, in their answer, claim that not only is there absent a valid congressional delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Army allowing the taking of their property, but also that their land is not “necessary” to the success of the project, and for these reasons is not subject to eminent domain. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Wendell S. Wilson and Mary Ellen R. Wilson, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Riverton Laboratories, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- United States v. 2,606.84 Acres of Land in Tarrant County, Texas, and Frank CornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. 416.81 Acres of Land, Etc., and Mercantile National Bank of Indiana, as TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Marisol, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Anchor Hocking Corp. v. Jacksonville Electric AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1976
- National Credit Union Administration v. First Union Capital Markets Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1999
- Mohegan Tribe v. State of Conn.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1982
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