Legal Opinion
United States v. Anderson
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided January 29, 1953No. 810PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRIVER, Chief Judge.
In the process of construction of the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, the United States, as petitioner, brought this action to condemn a right-of-way for an irrigation canal. The petition alleged that the government had a right-of-way, granted by a statute of the State of Washington, over tracts 4, 6, and 8, described in the petition, and, therefore, that the owners of such tracts were not entitled to receive any compensation for the taking. The owners appeared and claimed compensation. The issue .thus raised was tried separately before the court, without a jury.1
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Helvering v. GriffithsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Shea v. OlsonWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1948
- United States v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. 111.2 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OF LESS IN FERRY COUNTY, WASH.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1968
- United States v. 3.08 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1962