Legal Opinion
United States v. Dickinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1946No. Nos. 5419, 5420PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals were taken by the United States from judgments against it'in two suits brought by landowners under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 41 (20), to recover compensation for the taking of their, lands and for the erosion and intermittent flooding thereof caused by raising the water level of the Kanawha River in South Charleston, West Virginia, by the erection and operation of the Winfield Lock and Dam.
Dickinson’s land consisted of a tract 3.1 acres in extent which bounded on the low-water mark of the river for a distance of 411 'feet. Dickinson acquired the land on…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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