United States v. Cress
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. The cases are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
These cases were argued together, involve similar questions, and may be disposed of in a single opinion. They were actions brought in the District Court by the respective defendants in error against the United States under the 20th paragraph of § 24, Jud. Code (Act of March 3, 1911, c. 231, 36 Stat. 1087,1093), to recover compensation for the taking of lands and water rights by means of backwater resulting from the construction and maintenance by the Government of certain locks and dams upon the Cumberland and Kentucky Rivers, respectively, in the State of Kentucky, in aid of the navigation…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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