Legal Opinion
Southern Amusement Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1959No. 17270PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment in a condemnation proceeding by the United States of 52.041 acres of land near Lake Charles, Louisiana for use in connection with the Lake Charles Air Force Base. The land was owned by appellant Southern Amusement Company, which owned an additional 10.2 acres contiguous to that condemned. On this 10.2 acres it operated the Round-Up Drive-In Theater.
The United States filed its complaint and declaration of taking February 1, 1956, depositing as estimated just compensation the sum of $78,061.50. Both parties introduced evidence of market…
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