Legal Opinion
State of Louisiana, Through the Sabine River Authority v. Lloyd L. Lindsey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1975No. 74-2637PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
The District Court adopted the findings of a commission and of a special master, in eminent domain, that the appellant landowners were not entitled to enhancement of the value of their land due to the construction of the Toledo Bend Dam and Reservoir. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the District Court properly had jurisdiction to hear the expropriation suit; (2) whether the condemnation of Recreational Site # 9 was within the scope of the original Toledo Bend Dam and Reservoir Project; and .(3) whether the appellants were entitled to rely on the Louisiana public…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Udall v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. 320.0 Acres of Land, More or Less in the County of Monroe, State of Florida,and Salvatore R. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Georgia Power Co. v. 54.20 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. 118 Acres of LandDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1990
- United States v. 62.17 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Jasper County, Texas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Alabama Power Co. v. CurrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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