Legal Opinion

United States v. 573.88 Acres of Land

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 25, 1976No. Nos. 75-1311, 75-1463, 75-1464PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the United States from the decision of the trial court to accept various condemnation commission reports despite government objections. The issue on appeal is whether the commission reports are so conclusory so as to preclude effective judicial review, contrary to the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Merz, 376 U.S. 192, 84 S.Ct. 639, 11 L.Ed.2d 629 (1964). We affirm.

The facts indicate that the United States brought actions to acquire fee simple title to lands owned by defendants-appellees in Crawford, Dubois and Orange Counties, Indiana,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. MerzSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. 44.00 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  3. United States v. Helen Louise Corbin, Virginia May Wyllie, Appellants-LandownersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  4. United States v. Certain Parcels of Land Located in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Grace BeardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. William W. Chandler, Jr., Trustee-Conservator, J. Park Smith, Jr., and Edith M. Smith Malone, Land Tenants v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Vector Pipeline, L.P. v. 68.55 Acres of LandDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
  2. United States v. 573.88 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Crawford, Counties, State of Indiana, United States of America v. 1,020.21 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Crawford, Counties, State of Indiana, United States of America v. 950.12 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Crawford, Counties, State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  3. Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. v. 950.80 Acres of LandDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2007
  4. United States v. 13.98 Acres, in Kent County, State of Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
  5. United States v. 14,003.49 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1983

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