Legal Opinion
James Kelly v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1957No. 16394_1Published
1Per curiam
Alleging in their complaint that the action was filed “under the Tucker Act, Sec. 1346, Title 28 U.S.C.A., as against the United States, for payment of compensation due plaintiffs under an implied contract with the United States, and against the United States and the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District, for damages for.the taking, appropriation and destruction of plaintiffs’ property for a public use without compensation”, plaintiffs below sought, in the face of the decision and judgment against them in the Supreme Court of Louisiana 1 and of the decision of this court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dickson v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- General Box Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Town of Napoleonville v. BoudreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Board of Levee Com'rs v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- United States of America, and v. General Box Company, and General Box Company, and v. United States of America, AndCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955