Legal Opinion
United States v. 3,317.39 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Jefferson County, Arkansas, and Earl Moore
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1971No. 20467PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEREDITH, Chief District Judge.
This is an appeal by the Government from a judgment in a condemnation proceeding tried before a jury. The jury awarded the landowners $976,071 as just compensation. The Government by its declaration of taking took title in fee to 13.06 acres and flowage easements of 1,947.13 acres out of a tract of land of approximately 10,000 acres, in connection with the construction of Lock and Dam No. 2 of the Arkansas River Project.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether, in a condemnation proceeding, the district court had jurisdiction to permit the landowners to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bauman v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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