Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States

In this action, plaintiff Georgia-Pacific alleges the inverse condemnation of approximately 9000 acres of surface and subsurface coal-bearing lands owned by it in two West Virginia counties. Large portions of the subsurface acreage are subject to coal leases which Georgia-Pacific has granted from time to time. One such lease, with a present value aggregating perhaps several hundreds of thousands of dollars, is held by movant Virginia Crews. In a decision dated November 6, 1980, the trial judge found, inter alia, that the lands subject to the Virginia Crews coal lease had been inversely…