Legal Opinion
Eagle Lake Improvement Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1947No. 11723PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
In 1940, by condemnation proceedings, the United States acquired title to 1,269.66 acres of land on Flour Bluff Peninsula, near Corpus Christi, Texas, for use in establishing the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. The appeal is from a final judgment, entered on a jury verdict, awarding compensation for the taking of the property.
Three questions are presented: (1) Whether, when land upon which there are outstanding mineral leases is condemned in fee simple, it is error to admit testimony of the market value of the property as a whole without separating such testimony into…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- McDonald v. PlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- A. W. Duckett & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States v. DunningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Reeves v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. 93.970 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation v. Tillie Mely, as Administratrix of the Estate of A. E. Mely, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- County of Clark v. Sun State Properties, Ltd.Nevada Supreme Court · 2003
- Robert Jayson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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