Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Chicago, B. & QR Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1932No. 4748PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge (alter stating the facta as above).
It is appellee’s contention, and the trial court so found, that Congress had fixed the height, type, and cost of the dam to be constructed across the Mississippi river at Alma, and that it was to he a low movable dam, of navigable type, costing $2,014,000, having a lift of 7 feet, and impounding the water of the river to an elevation of 605.7 feet above mean sea level. These specifications are hereinafter referred to as plan, 1.
It is appellee’s further contention, and the trial court so found, that, in order to provide a water depth of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Wayman v. SouthardSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Gibson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Sutton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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