Legal Opinion
United States v. O. C. Trout, Jr. And Wife, Dora S. Trout, O. C. Trout, Jr. And Wife, Dora S. Trout v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1967No. 24186_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of the district court awarding appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Trout, $72,202 as the fair market value of 210 acres condemned by the United States for the purpose of building the Canyon Dam in Comal County, Texas. Appellees had owned a 731.9-acre ranch bordering on the banks of the Guadalupe River since 1942. The United States filed the Petition for Condemnation and Declaration of Taking in January, 1960. The 210 acres taken in fee encompassed all of the Trouts’ wooded land and fertile fields as well as all of their improvements for residential…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by38 opinions
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