Legal Opinion
United States v. 2,997.06 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1972No. Nos. 71-2349, 71-2678PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The Canal Authority of the State of Florida (Canal Authority) brought eminent domain proceedings in a state court to condemn the fee simple title to approximately 3,500 acres of land in Marion County, Florida, owned by the Ocala Manufacturing Ice and Packing Company (Ocala Manufacturing), for the construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. The state trial judge refused to approve the condemnation of the fee title to all but approximately 500 acres of the property involved. No appeal was taken from that ruling by the Canal Authority. As a proximate result of the Canal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of United States ArmyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- State Road Department v. ZetrouerSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- Worth v. City of West Palm BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- State Road Department of Florida v. McCaffreyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- In Re Cross-Florida Barge Canal LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. 162.20 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clay County, State of Mississippi, and F. E. UithovenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Canal Authority v. Ocala Mfg., Ice & Packing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. 2,997.06 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marion County, State of Florida, and Ocala Manufacturing, Ice and Packing Company, Defendants-Appellees-Cross United States of America v. 2,997.06 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marion County, State of Florida, and Ocala Manufacturing, Ice and Packing Company, Defendants- Appellants- Cross Canal Authority of the State of Florida, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973