Legal Opinion
Phelps Dodge Corp. v. Atchison
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1968No. Nos. 9682, 9683PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID T. LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
These appeals come from the District of New Mexico after entry of judgments on separate jury verdicts determining the amount of just compensation due each of the two appellants, Phelps Dodge Corporation and W. S. Ranch Company, for lands taken by the appellee railroad through condemnation proceedings for a right-of-way across lands owned by appellants. The action was initiated by the Santa Fe in state court and was removed to federal jurisdiction by timely petition filed and granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 and premised upon diversity of citizenship and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. SowardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. J. Cyril Johnson and Ray T. LindsayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Chapman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Gwathmey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- City of Albuquerque v. ChapmanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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