Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard B. Chatham and His Wife, Mrs. Howard B. Chatham
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1963No. 8936PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
The United States acquired no interest in land which it sought to condemn when it gave no notice of the proceeding to the owners and did not physically seize the land.
The United States brought this action (1) to quiet its title to certain mountainous lands, (2) for an injunction prohibiting further trespasses by the defendants upon the land, and (3) for damages equivalent to the value of standing timber which the defendants had caused to be removed. Originally, the District Court granted the Government’s motion for summary judgment upon the theory of a supposed…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Schroeder v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- City of New York v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Walker v. City of HutchinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Fullard-LeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. 88.28 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Porter County, State of Indiana, Appeal of Mary W. CrumpackerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- United States v. 125.2 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- United States v. HolmesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
- Norton v. Town of Long IslandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
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