United States v. 1,629.6 Acres of Land

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a suit by the United States government to condemn 1,629.6 acres of land in Sussex County, Delaware. The defendants in the action were Island Farm, Inc. (Island Farm) and Jennie H. J. Layton (Layton). The government and Layton have appealed from the decision of the district court and Island Farm has responded with a motion that seeks dismissal of Layton’s appeal or in the alternative a “summary affirmance.”

Layton’s appeal takes issue with the district court’s determinations on the boundary and title disputes that…