Legal Opinion
United States v. Chun Chin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1945No. 10808PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
On September 5, 1940, suit was commenced in the court below to condemn several tracts of land for public use in connection with the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The lands described in the petition included an area designated as Parcel D. Contemporaneously a declaration of taking was filed and judgment thereon was entered. In the declaration the Territory of Hawaii was listed as the owner of Parcel D, and the amount estimated to be just compensation for its ownership was deposited in the *1017registry of the court. The estate taken was the fee simple absolute.
On January 24,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. North American Transportation & Trading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Territory of Hawaii ex rel. Andrews v. PuahiHawaii Supreme Court · 1908
- Territory of Hawaii ex rel. Pratt v. Kapiolani Estate, Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. MarksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Hawaii Ex Rel. Attorney General v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1988
- Hee Kee Chun v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952