United States v. 416.81 Acres of Land, Etc., and Mercantile National Bank of Indiana, as Trustee

The landowner in this condemnation proceeding 1 appeals from a jury verdict awarding $174,660.00 for Tract No. 02— 126, consisting of 84.2 acres of undeveloped land near Lake Michigan, taken by the Government for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 2 Appellant complains that the jury award was grossly inadequate and attacks numerous rulings of the trial judge as prejudicial or erroneous. We have carefully examined the lengthy record and the briefs submitted by counsel and conclude that the judgment of the district court should be affirmed.

I

Appellant’s first claim is that the district court…