Legal Opinion
United States v. 341.45 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1980No. Nos. 79-2075, 79-2083PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals two condemnation judgments totaling $298,580 resulting from a jury verdict in a condemnation case involving land located in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. We conclude that the district court1 erred in admitting evidence regarding the highest and best use of the land and therefore we reverse and remand for a new trial.
In 1971, Congress authorized condemnation of certain lands for the establishment of Voyageurs National Park. The land within the park, of concern in these appeals, is owned by Edna Bassett and Paul Essling. The jury…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Danforth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- 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
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- STATE BY COM'R OF TRANSP. v. CaoiliSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Loveladies Harbor, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
- United States v. 341.45 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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