Legal Opinion

Rapid Transit Company, a Corporation v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 13, 1961No. 6679_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

The United States initiated this action in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to condemn for its use some 5.21 acres of land located within the city of Lawrence, Kansas. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1358. The sole original and now continuing issue was and is the ascertainment of just compensation to the owner, Rapid Transit Company, appellant. The government estimated the value of the acreage to be $16,000 and deposited such sum with the court, which sum was repudiated by the owner as being inadequate. The trial court then appointed commissioners to appraise and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McCandless v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Buena Vista Homes, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
  3. Gibbs v. Central Surety & InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  4. H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. v. Diffie H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. v. Carpenter H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. v. McInnisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
  5. Onego Corporation v. United States of America, Robert L. House and Claude N. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Max Wolff v. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
  2. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, a Foreign Corporation v. Thomas W. Howell and Dorothy Howell, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  3. Otay Mesa Property, L.P. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. Eden Memorial Park Association, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  5. United States v. 79.95 Acres of Land, More or LessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972

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