Legal Opinion
Portland Natural Gas Transmission System v. 19.2 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 31, 2003No. 02-1369PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The Fifth Amendment permits the federal government to take personal property for public use, but requires payment of “just compensation.” Plaintiffs-appellants, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (“the Pipeline Companies”), took by eminent domain temporary and permanent easements on land in Haverhill, Massachusetts owned by defendant-appellee, WBC Extrusion Products, Inc. (“WBC”), to construct, operate and maintain a pipeline as permitted by the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717f(h). A bench trial was held in the United…
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