Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in Peoria County, Illinois
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 15, 1962No. Civ. A. P-2530PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERCER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, the United States of America, filed this suit under the eminent domain provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act, the General Condemnation Act and the so-called federal “quick take” statute, 1 for the condemnation of certain lands in Peoria County, Illinois, for highway purposes.
The defendant owner of the land, pleasure Driveway and Park District .of Peoria, Illinois, answered the complaint averring that the land in suit is devoted to a public use as a parfc of Bradley Park jn Peoria, Illinois, and that plaintiff has no authority under the provisions of Section…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kohl v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Forty-One Thirty-Six Wilcox Bldg. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Stockton v. Baltimore & N. Y. R.United States Circuit Court · 1887
- City of Edwardsville v. County of MadisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Pleasant Ridge v. GovernorMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
- Tormaschy v. HjelleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- United States v. Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Custom Contemporary Homes, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- United States v. 17.0098 Acres of LandDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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