Legal Opinion
Burkhardt v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 6, 1949No. Cong. 17851PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWELL, Judge.
On February 6, 1940, the Willow River Power Company, predecessor in interest of the plaintiffs in the present case, filed suit No. 45067 in the Court of Claims to recover for the loss of the power capacity of its hydroelectric plant, located near the confluence of the Willow River and the St. Croix River, caused by the action of the United States in raising the water level of the St. Croix River by the erection of a dam described as the Red Wing Dam. The dam erected by the United States, by raising the water level of the St. Croix River, interfered with the operation of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. CressSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Pope v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Scranton v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Gibson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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