Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1925No. 176PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Pursuant to the Act of October 6, 1917,. c.- 79, 40 Stat. 345, 352, the President déclared that the large tract of land in Maryland now known as the Aberdeen Proving Ground was needed for that military purpose. Proclamations, October 16, 1917 and December 14, 1917, 40 Stat. ■1707, 1731. The land was thereafter acquired under that Act from the several owners either by purchase or by eminent domain. Among the parcels acquired by eminent domain was one of 440 acres belonging to the plaintiffs and used by them in the business of growing and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- United States v. Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by234 opinions
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