Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1942No. 12006PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
In a proceeding under 41 Stat. 1074, 16 U.S.C.A. § 814, to condemn lands for a reservoir site along the Platte River in Nebraska, the appraisers awarded appellants damages of $62,903, but, on an appeal by both parties to the District Court, the jury returned a verdict for only $53,326.75, and appellants have appealed to this Court from the judgment entered on the verdict.
The only question before us is whether the verdict as a whole is arbitrary and capricious, or whether there is substantial evidence to support it.
The property involved was a 2,566.94 acre ranch, located…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gloyd v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. PowelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Carter v. ParsonsNebraska Supreme Court · 1939
- Byers v. Federal Land Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- Davis v. School DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Georgia Power Co. v. 54.20 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States v. CarmodyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- John Jerome Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Rait v. Federal Land Bank of St. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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