Legal Opinion
United States v. 287.89 Acres of Land
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1968No. Civ. A. Nos. 62-395, 64-663PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSENBERG, District Judge.
In these proceedings the United States has acquired by eminent domain some 360 acres of land in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of establishing a dam and an overflow reservoir which would aid in flood control of the area. The Declaration of Taking was filed on May 29,1962, and on that date $78,700.00 was deposited in the Register of the Court as the estimated just compensation for the land taken.
The Declaration of Taking described the land on a tract-by-tract basis according to the metes and bounds of such tracts. There were twenty-eight…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. 531/4 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- City of St. Paul v. Certain Lands in City of St. Paul, Minn.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- United States v. Certain LandsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- United States v. 355.70 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
3Cited by2 opinions
- Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America v. Alaska State Housing AuthorityAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- In re Condemnation By Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975