Legal Opinion
United States v. Turner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1949No. 12597PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCPIESON, Circuit Judge.
Brought by the United States to condemn land described as a portion of Pinto Island near Mobile, Alabama, and to determine ownership of the land and the money awarded, the suit was fully tried on the issue of title by a master and on the issue of value by a jury.
The claim of the United States to the title was that most, if not all, of the land described, was, before its filling, submerged land of Mobile Bay lying below high tide and owned by the State of Alabama, and that the State had granted its title to the United States.
The claims of appellee were: (1) that Pinto…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
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- Martin v. BuschSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
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3Cited by27 opinions
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