Legal Opinion
United States v. Travis
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided June 19, 1946No. 370PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBOURNE, District Judge.
The Kentucky Woodlands Wildlife Refuge was created by Executive Order Number 7966 dated August 30, 1938, as a Refuge and breeding grounds for birds and wildlife.
The territory presently comprising the Refuge lies partly in Lyon County and partly in Trigg County, and embraces approximately 50,000 acres acquired by the government, according to a stipulation of facts filed in this action, in various amounts and at various dates between June 1935 and November 1944.
The various statutes authorizing the acquisition of the acreage are set out by reference in the stipulation.…
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