Legal Opinion
United States v. 6,162.78 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Concordia Parish, State of Louisiana, and Ida Hoagland Yakey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1982No. 81-3183PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In 1977, the United States condemned 6,162.78 acres of land in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, as part of the Tensas Basin, Red River Backwater Area Mitigation Project, and deposited $250 per acre in court. In 1979, the deposit was raised to $306 per acre. On December 11,1980, after listening to experts provided by the landowners and the government, the jury awarded $2,071,-973, or approximately $336.21 per acre, as just compensation. The landowners appeal from this judgment, claiming that there was bad faith on the part of the government and that the verdict was not supported…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baetjer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- United States v. 416.81 Acres of Land, Etc., and Mercantile National Bank of Indiana, as TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Ramada Development Company v. Martin W. Rauch, Defendants-Third Party J. Stewart Stein, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. 416.81 Acres of Land, Etc., and Mercantile National Bank of Indiana, as TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Conan Properties, Inc. v. Conans Pizza, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- James H. POWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. 341.45 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. 50.822 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. 131.68 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in St. James Parish, State of Louisiana, United States of America v. 4.52 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in St. James Parish, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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