Legal Opinion
United States v. Merz
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 6, 1964No. 65PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
These cases present questions concerning the standards governing the preparation and review of reports of commissions appointed by district courts under Rule 71A (h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1 to determine the issue of just compensation 2 in eminent domain proceedings. Some of the property interests taken are fee interests and some are flowage easements, road easements, and clearance easements.
In No. 79 the District Court instructed the Commissioners on the standards of “just compensation/’ the factors that could be considered in determining it, the weight to be given the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. FornessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Sheffield & Birmingham Coal, Iron & Railway Co. v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. Twin City Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. W. R. Carroll, and Owner of Parcel No. 56 (Declaration of Taking No. 25), and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by173 opinions
- Quintin Orpiano v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden W. P. Rodgers, Asst. Warden (Security) R. A. Clendenen Correctional CorporalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. 320.0 Acres of Land, More or Less in the County of Monroe, State of Florida,and Salvatore R. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Richard Joseph Belk v. James D. PurkettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Golf City, Inc., Cross v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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