Legal Opinion
United States v. 2,175.86 Acres of Land, Etc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided May 5, 1988No. Civ. A. B-78-598-CA-MF-1525-54PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This protracted condemnation case had its origins in the mid 1960s when several studies were made on the desirability of establishing a National Park Preserve in the Big Thicket area of East Texas. Litigation involving these 2,175.86 acres commenced on August 21, 1978, when the government, after failing to acquire the subject tract by negotiated purchase filed a complaint in condemnation. The case was originally tried before the Big Thicket Condemnation Commission in March 1979. After hearing competing evidence of fair market value, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bauman v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- 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
- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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