Legal Opinion
United States v. 1,010.8 ACRES, ETC.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 24, 1944No. 2PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
The United States condemned more than 1000 acres of land near Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, by the Hon. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, filing a declaration of taking, under the authority of 46 Stat. 1421, 40 U.S.C.A. § 258a and Acts amendatory thereof, 26 Stat. 316, 40 Stat. 241, 40 Stat. 518, 50 U.S.C.A. § 171 and the Act of Congress approved September 9, 1940, Public No. 781 — 76th Cong. 54 Stat. 872. Parties claimant appeared and filed answers. The government deposited $43,118 in the registry of the court as consideration for the land taken. All…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fontain v. RavenelSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- New Jersey v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Murphy v. McBrideSupreme Court of Delaware · 1925
- Trustees of New Castle Common v. MegginsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1910
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. HighfieldSupreme Court of Delaware · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Amitt Fabrics, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1963
- Trustees of the New Castle Common v. GordySupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- David W. Deakyne, in 82-1162 v. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, United States of America, Department of the Army, in 82-1248Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Penn Central Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1982
- Deakyne v. Lewes Anglers, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1962
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