During World War II, military bombers using the airbase near the Causby property descended to as low as 83 feet, which was 67 feet above the Causbys' house.
Sources
- How Much of the Sky Overhead Do You Own? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep328/usrep328256/usrep328256.pdf (tile.loc.gov)
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/104300/united-states-v-causby/ (courtlistener.com)
- https://law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/328/256 (law.cornell.edu)
- https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/328/256 (supreme.justia.com)
- https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/property/property-law-keyed-to-cribbet/interests-in-land-of-another-and-in-natural-resources-affecting-anothers-land/united-states-v-causby/ (casebriefs.com)
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