Legal Opinion

City of Fort Worth, Tex. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 11, 1951No. 13065_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

By this appeal the City of Fort Worth complains that the trial Court misapplied the law and rendered a patently insufficient award for the just compensation due it by the United .States as the result of the condemnation of a portion of Hemphill Street and State Highway 81, lying within its city limits.

' Hemphill Street, leading into Highway 81, has been for years one of the main traffic arteries entering and running through the City and muchly used by through and local traffic. It and Highway 81 form one of the main outlets from and means of entrance into the City for a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Jefferson County, Tenn. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
  3. United States v. Des Moines CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
  4. United States v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  5. United States v. Wheeler Tp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. 564.54 Acres of Monroe and Pike County LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  3. United States v. A. Harvey GouldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. Gulf Oil Corporation v. Mrs. Eva Wright and the Standard Insurance Company, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  5. UNITED STATES v. CERTAIN PROPERTY of BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY, COUNTY & NEW YORKCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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