Legal Opinion
H. J. Lewis Oyster Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 7, 1952No. 48806PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHowell, Judge
The plaintiff, The H. J. Lewis Oyster Company, is the lessee of 1,657.2 acres of oyster grounds, owned by the State of Connecticut and located in the outer harbor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, which it uses for the propagation of oysters.
On April 3,1947, the Corps of Engineers, as agent of the United States, entered into a contract with a private construction company to improve the channel into the Bridgeport harbor by deepening the existing channel from 25 to 30 feet, by widening it from 300 to 400 feet, and by extending it seaward approximately 7,500 feet. In order to make possible the…
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