Legal Opinion
United States v. 564.54 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 1978No. 77-1238PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
The principal issues in this appeal are whether the jury; charged with determining damages owed by the United States to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran Church in America (“Synod”) for land taken under the power of eminent domain, was properly instructed in the law and whether the jury was sufficiently misled by a remark made by counsel for the Government to 'require a new trial. We hold that the combination of inadequate instructions by the trial judge and a misstatement of law made by the Government during…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. v. PritchardSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Anita Pritchard, Administratrix of the Estate of Otto E. Pritchard, Deceased v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Newton Girl Scout Council, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hobson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States v. 50 Acres of LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ronald Alexander Faye Alexander Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., in No. 98-3597 v. Joseph Riga Maria A. Riga A/K/A Carla Agnotti Ronald Alexander Faye Alexander Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. v. Joseph Riga Maria A. Riga A/K/A Carla AgnottiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Thomas Fashauer, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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