Legal Opinion
Aycrigg v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 1, 1954No. Nos. 6299, 6309, 6314PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMMON, Circuit Judge.
The inundation of Yuba County farms caused by a crevasse in a Feather River levee in 1937 has resulted in an inundation of claims filed in this Court by more than seventy landowners.
The findings of a special master regarding these claims are now before the Court for review.
The crucial question is:
Are those findings “clearly erroneous”, and, if so, to what extent?
1. Statement of the Case
On April 24, 1952, this Court handed down an opinion in the above-entitled causes, which had been consolidated for trial, holding that the plaintiffs were entitled to recover damages for…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. TolsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Elwood v. . the Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Foreman & Clark Corp. v. FallonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Stewart v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Abraham (Abe) Baker, Individually, and D/B/A Simmonds Upholstering Company v. Simmons CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- Clement J. Delman v. Federal Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Camp v. OrtegaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962