Legal Opinion
United States v. Savannah Shipyards, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1944No. 10731PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
A proceeding by the Government against Savannah Shipyards, Inc., in eminent domain, resulted in a verdict by the jury fixing compensation at $1,285,000. The property was a partially completed shipyard or ship construction plant. The property condemned embraced land and buildings, some completed and some in process of completion, together with machinery, materials, and equipment on hand. The trial consumed five weeks. Testimony as to value ranged between the sum of $1,751,067 and the sum of $811,-299. Due to the fact that there were no recent and comparable sales of…
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