Legal Opinion

United States v. 3,035.73 Acres of Land

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 12, 1981No. 80-1620PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed this action to condemn 3,035.73 acres of land in Arkansas for use as a fish and wildlife habitat. The lands are heavily forested in hardwood and wetland timber. S. Norris Broadhead, Paul E. Broadhead and the Estate of Sam E. Broadhead (Broadheads) were the fee owners of all except a small portion of the land. Prior to the condemnation, the Broadheads had entered into an arrangement with Tupelo Timber, Inc. (Tupelo) entitled “Option to Purchase Standing Timber.” Tupelo contended that the instrument conveyed an interest in the lands condemned…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Alamo Land & Cattle Co. v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
State of Nebraska v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
Schnitt v. McKellarSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
Griffith v. Ayer-Lord Tie Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
Henry Quellmalz Lumber & Manufacturing Co. v. RocheSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920

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3Cited by1 opinion

United States v. 3,035.73 Acres of Land, More or Less Situated in Monroe County, State of Arkansas, and S. Norris Broadhead, Personally as Co-Executor of the Sam Broadhead Estate and as Trustee for Sam Broadhead Trust, Paul E. Broadhead A/K/A Paul Elzie Broadhead, Personally as Co-Executor of the Sam Broadhead Estate as Trustee for the Sam Broadhead Trust and as Trustee for the Paul E. Broadhead Trust, Martha P. Broadhead, Sherry Broadhead, C. Dennis Goldman A/K/A Dennis Goldman as Trustee for Paul E. Broadhead Trust, and Unknown Owners v. Tupelo Timber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981