John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States
ELR Citation: ELR 20160 No(s). 05-5033 (Fed. Cir. Aug 9, 2006)
The court vacates a lower court decision finding that the United States is not liable to a mining company for the alleged permanent physical taking of its leasehold interest in a 158-acre tract of land in Michigan. The takings claim arose after a landfill north of the company's plant was placed on t...