Legal Opinion
United States v. Hunting Rights of the Swan Lake Hunting Club
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided December 30, 1964No. Nos. GC 32-62, GC6322, GC643PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAYTON, District Judge.
These three condemnation actions, consolidated for present purposes, were filed by the United States. Insofar as we are concerned now, they are for the acquisition of hunting rights owned by the Swan Lake Hunting Club, a corporation. These rights exist on land which is to be used for a migratory bird refuge with a portion of all the lands in the refuge to be used as a public hunting area.
The Club, now joined by the State of Mississippi, answered in each case, denying the right of plaintiff to acquire this property by eminent domain and counterclaimed for damages for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Rindge Co. v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Sweet v. RechelSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Albert Hanson Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Omaha Tribe of Nebraska v. Village of WalthillDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1971
- The Swan Lake Hunting Club and the State of Mississippi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967