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Tempel v. United States, 248 U.S. 121 (1918)
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Tempel v. United States, 248 U.S. 121 (1918)
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Tempel v. United States No. 29 Argued November 5, 1917 Decided December 9, 1918 248 U.S. 121
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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Not knowing that certain land on the Chicago River had become submerged through excavations privately made without the owner’s consent, the government, believing it to be within the de jure stream, and not intending to exercise the power of eminent domain, dredged the submerged land, claiming then and thereafter that it did so under the power to improve navigation. Held that there was no ground for implying a promise to compensate the owner, that his cause of action, if any, was in tort, and that an action by him against the United States was not within the jurisdiction of the district court under the Tucker Act. Hill v. United States, 149 U.S. 53, followed. United States v. Lynah, 188 U.S. 445, and United States v. Cress, 243 U.S. 316, distinguished. P. 128.
Reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Tempel v. United States, 248 U.S. 121 (1918) in 248 U.S. 121 248 U.S. 122–248 U.S. 123. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB6T16VU554RWSZ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Tempel v. United States, 248 U.S. 121 (1918), in 248 U.S. 121, pp. 248 U.S. 122–248 U.S. 123. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB6T16VU554RWSZ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Tempel v. United States, 248 U.S. 121 (1918). cited in 1918, 248 U.S. 121, pp.248 U.S. 122–248 U.S. 123. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB6T16VU554RWSZ.
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