United States v. Causby

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:case_analysis Causby entitled to compensation for damages.
affects future airspace regulation
examined airspace as property
important for property owners near airports
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._4
involved multiple appeals
involved low-flying military aircraft
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
Causby awarded damages
Causby won compensation for airspace interference
changed how airspace is viewed legally
compensation for loss of use
government must compensate for airspace use
ruled in favor of Causby
government's use of airspace affected property value
gptkbp:case_significance landmark case in property law
set standards for airspace use
gptkbp:case_types tort law
gptkbp:consequences property rights in airspace
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:court_decision_rationale airspace use diminished property value
gptkbp:court_decision_summary government's actions constituted a taking
gptkbp:court_opinion_details discussed property rights and airspace
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 15, 1946
gptkbp:doctrine doctrine of inverse condemnation
gptkbp:effective_date June 15, 1946
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II aviation expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Causby
gptkbp:impact influenced future aviation law
gptkbp:involved_parties Causby family
gptkbp:is_cited_in 328 U. S. 256
gptkbp:judged_by reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court review
gptkbp:legal_context property law
gptkbp:legal_framework influenced zoning laws
gptkbp:legal_issue airspace rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome affirmed property rights
gptkbp:legal_principle taking clause of the Fifth Amendment
gptkbp:legal_representation attorney for Causby
gptkbp:outcome compensation awarded to property owner
gptkbp:precedent air rights cases
established airspace as property
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Co._v._New_York_City
gptkbp:significance established precedent for airspace property rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taft_Court
gptkb:Harlan_F._Stone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4