Legal Opinion
United States v. The State of Florida and Gulf Power Company, John R. Tucker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1973No. 72-3563PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
The United States, owner of the Naval Live Oak Reservation, a 1,377 acre tract of land located in Santa Rosa County, Florida, brought suit in federal district court to quiet title and obtain a declaratory decree as to the tract. The district court found the United States to be the owner and holder of the fee simple title to the land, subject to certain easements and conditions. 1 We affirm.
History
The United States first obtained this land by various conveyances executed between 1828 and 1832. In 1869, all records of these conveyances were destroyed in a court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Commissioner v. DubersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Utah Power & Light Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Guzman v. PichiriloSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- United States v. One 1973 Buick Riviera Automobile, Vin 4y87u3h548756, James T. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Weiszmann v. District Engineer, U. S. Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Deltona Corp. v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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