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· 7/13/1973

United States v. 21.54 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marshall County, State of West Virginia

Citations

  • 491 F.2d 301

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “the general rule is that the extent of the take is a discretionary decision for the condemning authority which may not be modified by the judiciary”
  • “[T]he discretionary determination by the condemning authority of the extent of the take is not reviewable by the court.”
  • “if, ultimately, it is determined that the government has taken more than it has formally condemned and paid for, the landowner may recover under the Tucker Act for the additional take.”

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Judges: Winter, Field, Blair

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