Legal Opinion
United States v. Grace Evangelical Church
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 1942No. 8066PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court entered in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the Government for procuration of title to land for the Elwood Ordnance Plant. Included in such were the church yard and church of defendant, the value of which the jury fixed at $4,840. Defendant contended there as it does here that the proper measure of compensation should have been $7,000, the amount agreed upon in a written contract between the Government and defendant.
On November 15, 1940, one Herman, representing the Government in securing the desired…
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