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United States v. 178.15 Acres of Land

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 12, 1976
543 F.2d 1391 (4th Cir. 1976)

Opinion

No. 76-1116.

Argued October 7, 1976.

Decided November 12, 1976.

Lorne R. Campbell, Independence, Va. (J. Colin Campbell, Independence, Va., on brief), for appellants.

Robert A. Kerry, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Walter Kiechel, Jr., Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul R. Thomson, Jr., U.S. Atty., Carr L. Kinder, Asst. U.S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., Jacques B. Gelin, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Before RUSSELL, Circuit Judge, FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge, and MERHIGE, District Judge.

Honorable Robert R. Merhige. Sitting by designation.


Upon the appeal of this condemnation proceeding the appellant-landowners take the position that the Government lacked the power to exercise its right of eminent domain over their lands because of its failure to file an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4332, prior to the taking. The appellants also contend that the district court improperly limited the evidence with respect to the value of the property, and denied them their constitutional right to have the issue of fair market value tried by a jury.

Upon consideration of the record, brief and oral arguments, we perceive no merit in any of these contentions and, accordingly, affirm the order of the district court.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. 178.15 Acres of Land

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 12, 1976
543 F.2d 1391 (4th Cir. 1976)
Case details for

United States v. 178.15 Acres of Land

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. 178.15 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Nov 12, 1976

Citations

543 F.2d 1391 (4th Cir. 1976)

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