Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Land in the City of Fort Worth, County of Tarrant, State of Texas, and Mary C. Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1969No. 26698PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
In June, 1966, the United States condemned seven parcels of land, 1 constituting an entire city block, in Fort Worth, Texas, for use as a parking lot for a federal building recently constructed there. Parcel 2, owned by Ben H. Wilson, was unimproved and was being used as a parking lot at the date of taking. The landowner’s two experts gave testimony as to value, $10.00 and $10.42 per square foot respectively. The government’s experts testified that the property was worth only $8.00 a square foot. The district court sitting without a jury awarded compensation totaling…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International Paper Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Leavell & Ponder, Inc., and Morgan Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Percy Smith and Ella SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency v. 61 Parcels of Land in Squares 585, 586, 643 & E-643Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- 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
- University Computing Co. v. Lykes-Youngstown Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Norman N. WolfsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- In re 1701 Commerce, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2014
- United States v. 1,129.75 Acres of Land, More or Less in Cross and Poinsett Counties, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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