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UNITED STATES v. LITTLE LAKE MISERE LAND CO.

No. 71-1459.

412 U.S. 580 (1973)

UNITED STATES v. LITTLE LAKE MISERE LAND CO., INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Bradford Reynolds argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Frizzell, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, and Edmund B. Clark.

Austin W. Lewis argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Gene W. Lafitte.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted the writ in this case to consider whether state law may retroactively abrogate the terms of written agreements made by the United States when it acquires land for public purposes explicitly authorized by Congress.

The United States initiated this litigation in 1969 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, seeking...

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