Legal Opinion
Benenson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 26, 1977No. 368-75PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CoweN, Chief Judge,
delivered tbe opinion of tlie court:
This is a suit to recover just compensation for the inverse condemnation of the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Plaintiffs claim that the actions of the United States have so interfered with the use and enjoyment of their property as to constitute a complete taking of the fee interest, for which compensation is due under the Fifth Amendment. The facts essential to the disposition of the case on plaintiffs’ motion are not in dispute. For reasons to be set forth, we agree with plaintiffs that a taking of their entire fee interest…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Thomas W. Garland, Inc. v. The City of St. Louis and Manley Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Southpark Square Limited, a Mississippi Corporation v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, State Highway Department of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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