Legal Opinion
State Road Department of Florida v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1948No. 12133PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
On the 6th of February, 1943, the United States instituted condemnation proceedings^ to secure the use during the then existing national emergency of certain parcels of land in St. Lucie County, Florida, as an amphibious training base. The State Road Department of Florida was the owner of the land on which a segment of highway extended into the area taken, but it was not made a defendant in the proceedings nor did the petition attempt, by express description, to condemn any part of.such road or right of way. On the contrary, the amended petition expressly stated that…
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