Legal Opinion
United States v. 101.88 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1980No. 77-2768PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the claim of a landowner for damages in a condemnation proceeding for the government’s use of lands contiguous to those condemned.
On February 1, 1977, the United States filed a complaint in condemnation and a declaration of taking covering certain lands in the Atchafalaya River and in Bayou Chene, Bayou Boeuf, and Bayou Black. The taking was authorized by P.L. 90-483, August 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 731, as amended by P.L. 93-251, March 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 28. Funds for the improvements were allocated by P.L. 94-355, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 891. Thirty-one…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by31 opinions
- W.O. And Eliza Narramore v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Joint Ventures, Inc. v. Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- United States v. 33.5 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. 0.35 of an Acre of Land, More or Less, Situated in Westchester CountyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- United States v. 499.472 Acres of Land More or Less in Brazoria County, Texas, Freeport Minerals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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