Legal Opinion
United States v. 1,378.65 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Vernon County, State of Missouri, and Laurance Phister
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1986No. 85-2021PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from the district court’s 1 award of attorney’s fees to defendants in this condemnation action, arguing that its position was substantially justified. The Government’s various offers of compensation for the condemnation matched the estimates of its qualified appraisers. We agree that the Government showed its position with respect to land compensation to be substantially justified within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West Supp.1986) (the Act), and reverse the district court’s award.
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The defendants, Laurance…
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