Legal Opinion
Woodlands Cemetery Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 4, 1953No. Civ. No. 8449PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLLMER, District Judge.
Defendant, the United States of America, filed a motion for a new trial following a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $580,000. Plaintiff, the Woodlands Cemetery Company, <was the owner of 14-7841 acres, or approximately 643,995 square feet, of land situated at the southwest corner of Woodland and University Avenues in the City of Philadelphia. This land was acquired by condemnation proceedings by the United States of America for public use. The issue at the trial was the value of the land at the time of the taking on May 3, 1948.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Forbes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1920
- Foster v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- United States v. Certain Lands in City of Newark, N. J., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- City of Philadelphia v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1943
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