Legal Opinion
United States v. 12,918.28 Acres of Land
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1943No. 498PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTERIE, District Judge.
The War Department of the United States found that it was necessary to the war effort to condemn 12,918.28 acres of land situated in the parish of Webster, Louisiana, for the purpose of constructing an ordnance plant for the production of explosive powder. Accordingly, the above-captioned suit was filed for the purpose of condemning this acreage.
These condemnation proceedings were instituted on July 3, 1941. The petition, paragraph 1, states: “In accordance with and pursuant to the provisions contained in the Act of Congress approved August 18, 1890 (26 Stat. 316), as…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Old Dominion Land Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- Barnidge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Travis v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1961
- CHS, Inc. V. Plaquemines Holdings, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2012
- United States v. 12,918.28 Acres of Land in Webster ParishDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1945
- CHS, Incorporated v. Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- CHS, Incorporated v. Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
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