Legal Opinion
United States v. 458.95 Acres of Land
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1937No. 20066PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
This is a petition of the United States for an order of condemnation of lands under the power of eminent domain. Title to and possession of the lands is desired by the United States for the uses set forth in the petition. Being unable to agree with the owner upon the terms of a conveyance, the United States has resorted to this proceeding to condemn. The lands in question are not within the territorial domain of the United States, but of the state of Pennsylvania. The landowner denies the lawfulness of the proceeding, and has raised the question by a motion to quash.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kohl v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- FRANKLIN TP. IN SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ v. TugwellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
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- United States v. LewisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
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