RIDGE LINE, INC. v. U.S.

No. 03-5015.

346 F.3d 1346 (2003)

RIDGE LINE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: October 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Porth, Robinson & McElwee, PLLC, of Charleston, West Virginia, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Kent J. George and Matthew S. Casto.

Mark R. Haag, Attorney, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General; Stuart B. Schoenburg, and Katherine J. Barton, Attorneys. Of counsel on the brief was William B. Neel, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, United States Postal Service, of Washington, DC.

Robert A. Klimek, Jr., Klimek, Kolodney & Casale, P.C., of Washington, DC, filed an amicus brief for the West Virginia Land and Mineral Owners Council.

Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

Ridge Line, Inc. appeals from a judgment following trial by the United States Court of Federal Claims, Ridge Line, Inc. v. United States, No. 98-CV-929, 2002 U.S. Claims LEXIS 240 (Fed.Cl. Sept. 4, 2002), holding that increased storm drainage caused by the construction of a Postal Service facility and associated parking lots and driveways did not constitute a taking of any real property interest of Ridge Line that would justify compensation...

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