UNION PACIFIC R. CO. v. 174 ACRES OF LAND

No. 98-3871.

193 F.3d 944 (1999)

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. 174 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY, ARKANSAS; Letitia M. Haygood; et al., Defendants — Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent J. Rubens, West Memphis, AR, argued (Timothy O. Dudley, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellants.

Dewey Watson, Little Rock, AR, argued (Robert S. Shafer, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: LOKEN, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Exercising eminent domain powers conferred by Arkansas law, the Union Pacific Railroad condemned land owned by Letitia M. Haygood in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Haygood appeals the district court's1 judgment awarding her $372,391 as just compensation. She argues the court lacked diversity jurisdiction because the Union Pacific is a citizen of Arkansas, and the court abused...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases