Legal Opinion
Catlin v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 1945No. 419PublishedCited by 2,300 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
The proceeding is for the condemnation of land in Madison County, Illinois, under the War Purposes Act of 1917. The question for review is whether orders entered in the course of the proceedings are appealable as “final decisions” within the meaning of § 128 of the Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U. S. C. § 225 (a).
The petition for condemnation was filed in the District Court March 31, 1942. The same day an order for immediate possession was entered ex parte. On November 12, 1942, pursuant to the Declaration of Taking Act of February 26, 1931, 3 the Secretary of War filed a declaration and…
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