Legal Opinion
United States v. Blankinship
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided May 13, 1977No. Civ. 73-426PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
BURNS, District Judge:
The Court of Appeals remanded (543 F.2d 1272) with instructions for this Court to recompute the interest which should be awarded to the landowners, each of whom received verdicts substantially in excess of the amount originally deposited by the government as just compensation for land condemned. In Double-O-Bar, this amount was $450,596.75; in the Wilson case, the amount was $1,410,067.25.
The jury’s verdict in Double-O-Bar was in November of 1974. A hearing on the interest rate issue was had in December. On January 15, 1975, I fixed the interest rate at…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Dorothy Blankinship, United States of America v. Dorothy BlankinshipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1943
- United States v. 164.25 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Whitney Benefits, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994
- United States v. 319.46 Acres of Land More or Less Situate in Cotton & Jefferson CountiesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
- Borough of Wildwood Crest v. SmithNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- Redevelopment Agency v. ErganianCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989