Bedford v. United States
Citations
- 192 U.S. 217
- 24 S. Ct. 238
- 48 L. Ed. 414
- 1904 U.S. LEXIS 1005
Syllabus
<p>Damages to land by flooding as the result of, revetments erected by the United States along the banks of the Mississippi River to prevent erosion of the banks from natural causes are consequential and do not constitute a taking of the lands' flooded within the meaning .of the Fifth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Gibson v. United States, 166 U. S. 269, followed; United States v. Injnah, 188 U. S. 445, distinguished.</p>
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- distinguishing between damage to property and a taking of property
- damages to lands by flooding as the result of revetments erected by the United States along the banks of the Mississippi River to prevent erosion of the banks from natural causes are consequential and do not constitute a taking of the land flooded within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment
- damages to lands by flooding as the result of revetments erected by the United States along the banks of the Mississippi River to prevent erosion of the banks from natural causes are consequential and do not constitute a taking of the land flooded within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment
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Judges: McKenna
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