Legal Opinion
United States v. 58.16 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clinton County, State of Illinois, and George Cooley, and Unknown Owners
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 1973No. 72-1220PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal concerns the extent a landowner may question the taking of his property by the federal government in the exercise of its power of eminent domain and when that question may be raised, what procedural rights are afforded the landowner, and finally, the appealability of an order denying a challenge of the United States’ right to take when that order precedes a determination of just compensation.
On June 30, 1971 the United States filed a complaint to acquire certain real estate owned by George Cooley and his wife, Elizabeth. The complaint alleged that the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Dr. Chester A. Wilk v. American Medical Association, the State of New York, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. 416.81 Acres of Land, Etc., and Mercantile National Bank of Indiana, as TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. 101.88 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Franco v. National Capital Revitalization Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. 19.623 Acres of Land, EtcCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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