Legal Opinion
United States v. 0.21 Acres of Land, Etc., Forrest L. Harmon and Dona M. Harmon, Ochopee Rock, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1986No. 85-5608PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Forrest and Dona Harmon, appeal the order of the district court adopting the report of the Big Cypress Land Commission (“Commission”) awarding appellants $2.1 million as just compensation for the taking of their property. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 11, 1974, Congress authorized the development of the Big Cypress National Preserve, and pursuant to congressional direction the National Park Service began acquiring property in order to establish this Preserve. On July 2, 1975, the National Park Service informed appellants that certain of their properties…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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