Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Land Situate in Wayne County
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided September 18, 1941No. Nos. 76-W, 118-W, 128-W, 130-W, 132-W, 134-W, 145-W, 146-WPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
The above cases are condemnation proceedings to acquire property essential to the construction of the Wappapello Reservoir on the St. Francis River. This project is part of the Mississippi River flood control program, authorized by Act of May, 1928, 33 U.S.C.A. 702a et seq., and extended to tributary streams by Act of June, 1936, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 702j-1, 702j-2 and 702k-1.
The applicable statute, § 702d, provides in part: “The Secretary of War may cause proceedings to be instituted for the acquirement by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights of way which, in the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Columbia Heights Realty Co. v. RudolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. HessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- United States v. HessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- St. Bernard Cypress Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. 80.46 AcresDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1944
- State Highway Commission v. System Investment Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1961
- United States v. Certain Lands in Jackson CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1942
- United States v. Certain Land Situate in County of WayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942