Legal Opinion

Max Wolff v. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 5, 1965No. 6351PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

This is an action to assess damages for the condemnation of a piece of unimproved land in Caguas, Puerto Rico, taken by the Commonwealth. The owners removed the case to the United States district court and, following a jury verdict which they believe insufficient, they appeal. On a review of the record we find most of the difficulties to be of an evidentiary nature due to an over-strictness on the part of the court with respect to the zoning classification of the locus. 1 At the date of condemnation the locus was classified as “M.” “M” means that no construction of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
  2. United States v. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  3. United States v. The Meadow Brook ClubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  4. State Roads Commission v. WarrinerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. Snyder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. 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
  2. James A. McKinnon v. Skil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. Green Miller, Jr. v. Lester PoretskyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. 33.92356 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  5. City of Sioux Falls v. KelleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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