Legal Opinion
City of Davenport v. Three-Fifths of an Acre of Land
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 15, 1957No. Civ. A. P-1875PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERCER, District Judge.
This is an action for the condemnation of four parcels of land located in the City of Moline, Illinois, pursuant to authority granted the plaintiffs herein by the Congress of the United States in Public Law No. 566 of the 82d Congress, 66 Stat. 734.
The lands sought to be acquired in these proceedings are alleged to be necessary for the construction of improvements and additions to the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge which spans the Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. Public Law No. 566 of the 82d Congress authorizes the additions to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- California v. Central Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Erie Railroad v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Luxton v. North River Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Missouri Ex Rel. Camden County v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1930
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Atlantic Seaboard Corporation, a Corporation v. Madeleine Kneppelhout Van Sterkenburg and Cornelis Kneppelhout Van Sterkenburg, Her HusbandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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- R. B. Rands Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. 18.2 Acres of Land, More or Less, in the County of ButteDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1977
- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in Peoria County, IllinoisDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1962
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