United States v. D. W. Evans and Edith Evans

HILL, Circuit Judge.

The government seeks to perfect an appeal, in three condemnation cases, from an order entered and denominated “Order Sustaining Motion to Direct United States of America to Pay Deficiency Plus Interest and Judgment and Order of Distribution.” The landowner has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal contending the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

The pertinent procedural facts, not being in dispute, are as follows: In 1962 the government filed two condemnation cases, each seeking to take tracts of land belonging to appellees and in 1964, filed a third case, seeking to…