Legal Opinion
United States v. 3,698.63 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1969No. Nos. 19562, 19563PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
On these appeals, we are asked to overturn jury awards in land condemnations which exceed estimates of damages submitted by qualified land appraisers but which are less than evaluations of loss as testified by owners.
The United States, as condemnor, appeals separately from two judgments entered in eminent domain proceedings relating to land taken for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir on the Missouri River. Though the dam is located north of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, the acreage taken is located in Morton County in west-central North Dakota.
In No. 19562 (Lang), the government…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. SowardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. 25.406 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. 5139.5 Acres of Land, in Aiken and Barnwell Counties, S. C., Tract No. D-308Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
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