Legal Opinion

United States v. 51.8 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided May 22, 1957No. C. P. 100PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INCH, Chief Judge.

This action was commenced on September 26, 1955, to acquire approximately 51.8 acres of land in the Town of Hempstead, New York, adjoining the U. S. Airfield known as “Mitehel Field”, and within 450 to 750 feet of the ends of two of its principal runways. The land was unimproved by buildings or structures and in itself had no road or street frontage. The plot was irregular in shape and was acquired with other land by the State from the Meadowbrook Club in May 1953 and September 1954 for a consideration which computed at $6,000 per acre.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  5. Westchester County Park Commission v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. The Meadow Brook ClubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  2. United States v. Lilly Lind Brondum and Barthel P. Brondum, Owners of Tract No. J-923-ECourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. United States v. 765.56 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, E.D. New York · 1959
  4. Western v. McGeheeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1962
  5. United States v. Jones Beach State Parkway AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958

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