Legal Opinion
Bothwell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 1920No. 78PublishedCited by 62 opinions
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLALMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Appellants owned and utilized in their business of stock raising a large tract of land lying in Sweetwater "Valley, Wyoming. In June, 19Ó9, much hay was stored upon the land and a thousand head of cattle were there confined. Under the Reclamation Act of June 17, .1902, c. 1093, § 7, 32 Stat. 389, the United States constructed the Pathfinder Dam. This arrested the flood waters and caused inundation of appellants’ lands. The hay was destroyed and it became necessary to remove the animals and sell them at prices below their fair value.
Proceedings to condemn the land were instituted by the…
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