Legal Opinion
United States v. Five Acres of Land
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 30, 1943No. Misc. Civ. No. 6412PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALEY, District Judge.
By an amended declaration of taking filed by the Acting Secretary of the Navy of the United States on January 22, 1942, the United States acquired the land in question, owned by the defendants, Richard T. Green Company and M. ..Thomas Green, Trustee, hereinafter called owners. The City of Chelsea, hereinafter called the petitioner, filed an answer claiming that the owners are indebted to the City of Chelsea for unpaid taxes and interest, for the years 1933 to 1942 inclusive, amounting to the sum of $139,383.85, and that said sum constitutes a lien upon the land involved.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Certain Parcels of LandDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1942
- United States v. a Certain Tract or Parcel of Land in Chatham CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1942
- City of Boston v. CableMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Stevens v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
3Cited by2 opinions
- Richard T. Green Co. v. City of ChelseaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- United States v. Five Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1944