Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 1954No. 11273_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The creation of an “Independence National Historical Park” to consist of certain historical buildings located near Independence Hall in the City of Philadelphia was authorized by Congress in 1948. See 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, 16 U.S.C.A. § 407m et seq. The Secretary of the Interior was authorized by the Act creating the Park to acquire particular historical buildings and an area of approximately three city blocks to be made into a Park. One of the historical buildings described in the Act was the “Merchants’ Exchange property” located on a city block bounded by Third…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Baetjer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- United States v. WaymireCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Clendaniel v. ConradSupreme Court of Delaware · 1912
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. The Meadow Brook ClubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- Charles R. Goddard v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, a Corporation, Charles R. Goddard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- United States v. 58.16 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clinton County, State of Illinois, and George Cooley, and Unknown OwnersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Southern Pacific Land Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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