Skip to content
How to use Judgment tools
  1. Click Tools to open PDF, Print, Tag, Note, Favourite, and CiteSignal.
  2. Use Brief & Ask in the toolbar for the AI Brief and case chat.
  3. Jump to sections with the pills below the help bar.

U S Vs. Sewell

U S vs Sewell

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided May-31-1910
~1 min read
https://sooperkanoon.com/case/90829

For advocates & juniors · 7-day free trial

Brief this judgment before chambers

Stop skimming 50 pages - get an 18-section AI Brief on this case, ask scoped follow-ups, and find related precedents with Semantic Search. Full trial, no card required.

  • 18-section brief - facts, issues, ratio, relief
  • Ask this case - answers cite the judgment
  • Semantic search - find precedents by meaning
  • Research drawer - sections, cites, related cases

No card required · credentials emailed · Log in if you already have an account

Citation
Court
US Supreme Court
Decided On
Case Number
217 U.S. 601
Subject
Land Acquisition

Case Summary

AI-generated summary - not the official court judgment text.

Land Acquisition

Key legal issue
Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

U S

Respondent

Sewell

Excerpt

u s v. sewell - 217 u.s. 601 (1910) u.s. supreme court u s v. sewell, 217 u.s. 601 (1910) 217 u.s. 601 united states, plff. in err., v. lizzie sewell and george b. wood sewell. no. 181. argued april 29, 1910. decided may 31, 1910. page 217 u.s. 601, 602 assistant attorney general john q. thompson and messrs. w. w. scott and p. m. cox for plaintiff in error. mr. edward s. jouett for defendants in error. per curiam: the judgment is affirmed on the authority of united states v. welch ( decided april 25, 1910) 217 u.s. 333 , 54 l. ed. --, 30 sup. ct. rep. 527; but it is ordered that before the government is required to pay for the land held to have been taken, plaintiffs below shall furnish a survey definitely ascertaining the land by metes and bounds. affirmed.

Full Judgment

U S v. SEWELL - 217 U.S. 601 (1910)
U.S. Supreme Court U S v. SEWELL, 217 U.S. 601 (1910)

217 U.S. 601

UNITED STATES, Plff. in Err.,
v.
LIZZIE SEWELL and George B. Wood Sewell.
No. 181.

Argued April 29, 1910.
Decided May 31, 1910.

Page 217 U.S. 601, 602

Assistant Attorney General John Q. Thompson and Messrs. W. W. Scott and P. M. Cox for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Edward S. Jouett for defendants in error.

Per Curiam:

The judgment is affirmed on the authority of United States v. Welch ( decided April 25, 1910) 217 U.S. 333 , 54 L. ed. --, 30 Sup. Ct. Rep. 527; but it is ordered that before the government is required to pay for the land held to have been taken, plaintiffs below shall furnish a survey definitely ascertaining the land by metes and bounds.

Affirmed.

Continue Your Research


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial