Legal Opinion
United States v. 1,629.6 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., STATE OF DEL.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 15, 1973No. Civ. A. 3532PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought by the United States of America to condemn 1,635.-52 acres of land in Sussex County, Delaware, for use in connection with the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge of the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, United States Department of the Interior. 1 The defendants are The Island Farm, Inc. (Island Farm), owner of 1,632.2 acres of the condemned lands and Jennie H. J. Layton (Layton) owner of the balance of the acreage.
In August of 1972, the issue of just compensation was tried to a three man commission (Commission) appointed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. SowardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. WaymireCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Wendell S. Wilson and Mary Ellen R. Wilson, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Foster v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
- United States v. 179.26 Acres of Land in Douglas County, Kansas Charles A. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways v. Western Pocahontas Properties, L.P.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2015
- United States v. 47.14 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. 47.14 Acres Of Land, More Or Less, Situate In Polk County, State Of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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