United States v. 3,296.82 Acres of Land

LING, District Judge.

This is a condemnation action to acquire land needed for the construction of the Painted Rock Dam and Reservoir flood control project in the Gila River Basin in Maricopa County, Arizona, authorized by the Act of Congress approved May 17, 1950, 64 Stat. 176.

The defendant, Citrus Valley Farms, owned 2,340.24 acres within the area condemned, and as of the date of taking was raising cotton under a 550.7-acre cotton allotment made pursuant to the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, 7 U.S.C. (1958 ed.) Supp. III, Sections 1341 et seq.

Under that Act the Secretary of…