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"What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case ALBERT HANSON LUMBER CO., Limited v.
UNITED STATES?"
The Supreme Court case Albert Hanson Lumber Co., Limited v.
United States was decided on April 9, 1923, with a unanimous 9-0 ruling in favor of the United States.
The case involved the United States' condemnation proceedings to acquire the Hanson Canal and a 300-feet wide strip of land, including the canal, from plaintiff Albert Hanson Lumber Co., Limited.
The Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court, stating that the plaintiff failed to establish a right to a greater sum on account of expenses.
The case differed from Monougahela Navigation Co v United States (148 U.S.
312, 13 Sup.
Ct.
622, 37 L.
Ed.
463), where Congress sought to exclude the value of the owner's franchise right to exact tolls for service performed, thereby violating the Fifth Amendment.
The provision authorizing the Secretary to purchase at a cost not to exceed a specified amount impliedly includes the authority to condemn the necessary land for the waterway.
The Supreme Court held that the authority to condemn a particular canal for use as part of a specified waterway includes, by implication, so much land on either side as is necessary for the canal's operation.
The case was argued before the Supreme Court on February 28, 1923, and decided on April 9, 1923.
The full case citation is Albert Hanson Lumber Co.
v.
United States, 261 U.S.
581 (1923).
The Supreme Court's decision allowed the United States to take and improve a canal in Louisiana, setting a precedent for future land takings.
The case has been cited in numerous subsequent cases, including Morton Butler Timber Co.
v.
United States (91 F.2d 884, 6th Cir.
1937).
The case involved the use of eminent domain, which is the power of the government to take private property for public use, with just compensation.
The Supreme Court's decision in Albert Hanson Lumber Co., Limited v.
United States has had lasting implications for the use of eminent domain and land takings in the United States.
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