Legal Opinion
United States v. 2,606.84 Acres of Land in Tarrant County, Texas, and Frank Corn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1970No. 28390_1PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In this condemnation proceeding the government appeals from a final judgment setting aside a declaration of taking 1 for the Benbrook Dam and Reservoir in Tarrant County, Texas. The judicial asides and interregnum of the Benbrook project cover a span of many years, and mere time has not laid its problems to rest. Now, more than twenty years after the land was taken by the United States and years after water began to flow over its spillway, we must test its birth and development for legitimacy.
The saga of Benbrook Dam began in 1944 when Congress was presented a report,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- United States v. L.J. Garner and Tommie N. GarnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- United States v. 162.20 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clay County, State of Mississippi, and F. E. UithovenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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