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United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979)
United States v. Bodcaw Co. No. 78-551 Decided February 26, 1979 440 U.S. 202
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Respondent property owner’s expenses in securing appraisals of the land involved in the United States’ easement condemnation action held not to constitute part of the "just compensation" required by the Fifth Amendment for the taking of private property for public use. Since this litigation no more than reflects the rather typical situation where the landowner is dissatisfied with the Government’s valuation, the case does not qualify as an exception to the general rule that indirect costs to the property owner caused by the taking of his land are generally not part of the just compensation to which he is constitutionally entitled.
Certiorari granted 574 F.2d 238, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979) in 440 U.S. 202 Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GT82RTGZ57H8PJ3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979), in 440 U.S. 202, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GT82RTGZ57H8PJ3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979). cited in 1979, 440 U.S. 202. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GT82RTGZ57H8PJ3.
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