Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Land Situate of Worcester
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 3, 1970No. Civ. Nos. 19510, 19884PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
These consolidated condemnation cases were brought pursuant to an Act of Congress establishing the Assateague Island National Seashore, which embraces the whole of Assateague Island (Assateague) and adjacent small marsh islands and water areas. P.L. 89-195, § 1 et seq., September 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 824, 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 459f to 459Í-10.
Assateague is 35 miles long and ranges between one-third of a mile and two miles in width, with 22 shoreline miles in Maryland and 13 in Virginia. The northern part is separated from the mainland by Sinepuxent Bay, the rest by Chincoteague…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- State Department of Health v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Shapiro v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- McCorquodale v. KeytonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- Woodville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Owen v. HubbardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Department of Natural Resources v. Mayor of Ocean CityCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Caine v. CantrellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- United States v. 222.0 Acres of Land More or LessDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- Vogel v. HaasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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