United States v. Boston, C. C. & N. Y. Canal Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James M. Morton, Judge. Petition for condemnation by the United States against the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company and others. From the judgment, the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This proceeding was begun April 1, 1919, in the District Court for Massachusetts under the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat, at Large, 357 [Comp. St. §§ 6909, 6910]), andjhe River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (40 Stat. at Large, 250), for the condemnation of certain land and appurtenances constituting the Cape Cod Canal. In the petition the terms of the Act of August 8, 1917, are set forth, the government’s compliance with the same, a description of the premises sought to be condemned, and an assertion, on information, that the only parties interested in the property…
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