Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. 54.20 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1977No. Nos. 75-4448 and 77-1327PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
These condemnation cases present the issue whether compensation should be determined under federal law or under the law of the state where the condemned property is located when a licensee of the Federal Power Commission exercises the power of eminent domain in federal court as authorized by Section 21 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 814 (1970). We reserved this question in Louisiana v. Lindsey, 5 Cir. 1975, 524 F.2d 934, as did the Supreme Court in Grand River Dam Authority v. Grand-Hydro, Inc., 1948, 335 U.S. 359, 69 S.Ct. 114, 93 L.Ed. 64. We now hold that…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
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3Cited by43 opinions
- United States v. State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Georgia Power Co. v. 138.30 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- Herby Berryhill and Lucille Berryhill v. Rich Plan of Pensacola, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Tito Castro Construction, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1982
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