U.S. v. 16.33 ACRES OF LAND IN CTY. OF DADE, FLA.

Nos. 75-3051, 76-1464 Summary Calendar.

537 F.2d 182 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 16.33 ACRES OF LAND IN the COUNTY OF DADE, STATE OF FLORIDA, and Sterling Investments, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 156.65 ACRES OF LAND IN the COUNTY OF DADE, STATE OF FLORIDA, and Sterling Investments, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robyn Greene, Rollo E. Karkeet, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Peter R. Taft, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph A. Pavone, Wallace H. Johnson, Jacques B. Gelin, Eva R. Datz, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Arnold M. Weiner, Dept. of Justice, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

William C. Martin, Coral Gables, Fla., Leon D. Black, Jr., Joseph S. Paglino, Miami, Fla., for other interested parties.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GEWIN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

These appeals1 present varied and complex issues of Florida case law and statutory construction which are particularly appropriate for resolution by the Florida Supreme Court. They demonstrate the utility of this marvelous device of certification2 in something other than the run-of-the-mill diversity case, for here the federal question on condemnation turns largely on state law....

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