Legal Opinion
United States v. 1,129.75 Acres of Land, More or Less in Cross and Poinsett Counties, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1973No. 72-1450PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from a final judgment rendered pursuant to a jury verdict fixing the amount of just compensation at $22,800 for the taking of a flowage easement in connection with the St. Francis River Basin flood control project.
Condemnation proceedings were instituted against the 391 acre farm owned by appellees, Frances D. Thomas, Charles D. Thomas, and Margrave B. Melhorn, on October 15, 1964, under authority of 33 U.S.C. § 702a et seq., and other miscellaneous statutes. The estate taken was a “perpetual . . . right to occasionally and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. SowardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States ex rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Easement & Right of WayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. HamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by26 opinions
- 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. 68.94 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Kent County, State of Delaware, and Sally A. Dickerson, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- The First National Bank of Kenosha, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ethel M. Rudy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Jeffrey W. Taenzler v. Burlington Northern, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. 9.20 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Polk County, State of Iowa Central National Bank. Appeal of Benford M. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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