Federal Land Bank v. State Highway Department

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. W. C. Cothran, Acting Associate Justice.

On August 20, 1930, the State Highway Department, desiring to acquire certain land for highway purposes on State Route No. 26, between Camden and the line of Sumter County, gave notice of condemnation to L. W. Boykin, as administrator of the estate of A. H. Boykin, deceased. The land sought to be acquired formerly belonged to A. H. Boy-kin and after his death became the property of his heirs at law. No notice of condemnation was given to the plaintiff herein, the Federal Land Bank, which held a mortgage up on…