United States v. Certain Land of California

HALBERT, District Judge.

Plaintiff has instituted this action to condemn certain property, belonging to defendant, City of Red Bluff, hereafter in this memorandum referred to as defendant. The property in question is part of a city public.parking lot, admittedly the property of defendant, and admittedly being used for a public purpose at the time of the taking. At a pre-trial hearing, the parties agreed to brief and submit to this Court for decision the pertinent legal issue which is here involved. All agree that this issue must be settled before this case can proceed expeditiously. The…