Legal Opinion

United States v. 105.40 Acres of Land

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 9, 1972No. Nos. 71-1396, 71-1397PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury awarded Northern Indiana Bank and Trust Company2 (Trustee) $319,350 and $73,320, respectively, for one 150 acre parcel and one 40 acre parcel of real estate owned by the Trustee for the sole benefit of Bethlehem Steel Corporation,3 and taken by the government in aid of the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore4 Park. Judgment was entered on the verdict and Bethlehem has appealed. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

There is no substantial disagreement about the facts. The parcels located in Porter County, Indiana, were unimproved and unused by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. PowelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. 8.929 Acres of Land in Arlington County, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2022
  2. Department of Transp., Div. of Admin. v. JirikSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Doolittle v. City of EverettWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Estate of Trenchard v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1995
  5. United States v. 105.40 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Porter County, State of Indiana (Northern Indiana Bank and Trust Company, Trustee for Bethlehem Steel Corporation), United States of America v. 253.61 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Porter County, State of Indiana (Northern Indiana Bank and Trust Company, Trustee for Bethlehem Steel Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972

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