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just compensation under the Fifth Amendment

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From 229 U.S. 53 - United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co. · 1913Most cited · 965 citing opinions

The requirement of the 5th Amendment is satisfied when the owner is paid for what is taken from him. The question is what has the owner lost, and not what has the taker gained.