Legal Opinion
Esse Forrester O'brien, Joined by Her Husband, John L. O'brien, and William F. O'Brien v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1968No. 24291_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANNAY, District Judge:
The proceedings below arose out of the exercise of the power of federal eminent domain. The condemned land consisted of some 87.78 acres out of a tract of 210.-65 acres owned by Appellants within the confines of the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas. The purpose of the condemnation was the establishment of the Waco Reservoir Project in the Brazos River Basin in that locale of north central Texas.
The greater bulk of the taken land was for the purpose of extending the already existing adjacent lake. Included in this area was acreage on the outer periphery of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Tampa Bay Garden Apartments, Inc. And Tampa Bay Manor, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Twin City Power Company of Georgia, Twin City Power Company of Georgia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Milliken Research Corporation v. Dan River, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement & Right-of-Way Over 6.09 Acres of LandDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2015
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