Legal Opinion
United States v. 2.4 Acres Of Land
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1943No. 8178PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant appeals from a judgment awarding damages in a condemnation suit tried by a jury, instituted by the United States,1 to condemn certain lands for the purpose of establishing a recreational center for soldiers stationed at Fort Sheridan, adjacent to the Fort in Lake County, Illinois. The jury returned a verdict of $29,000, apportioned as follows: to Ethel Johnson, $7,500; to J. L. Bullivant for his leasehold interest, $500; and to John O. Meyers, Jr., and Charles Gentilini, $21,000. *297The trial court required a remittitur of $1,000 from the verdict and entered…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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