Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Parcels of Land
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 3, 1955No. 13204PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
This is an action by the United States to condemn a leasehold in several parcels of land located at Los Angeles harbor. See United States v. Land, D.C.S.D.Cal. 1954, 15 F.R.D. 224. Jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1358. [See Id. § 1345.] The ultimate question to be decided is whether the Government is bound to pay compensation for certain improvements affixed to the land being condemned.
The Navy Department constructed the improvements in question — consisting of warehouses, railroad trackage, underground utilities, and earth fill — while using the land for a…
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