Legal Opinion

Lewis S. And Jean S. Travis v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided May 3, 1961No. 218-60Published

1Opinion of the Court

DURFEE, Judge.

This is an action to recover for the taking of real property without just compensation. The plaintiffs have been awarded compensation by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia based on the value of the land on September 11, 1958, the date of the filing of a declaration of taking by the defendant. But they allege that the taking really occurred on February 1, 1960, by which date the value of the property had increased considerably because the area had been rezoned by county authorities.

In 1950, the Congress authorized the construction, development…

2Cases cited10 opinions

United States v. Sunset Cemetery Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
City of Oakland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
United States v. 150.29 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Milwaukee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
United States v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
United States v. Eighty Acres of Land in Williamson CountyDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1939

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