United States v. 3,065.94 Acres of Land

HALL, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff United States and the defendant Clemmie Gill, as owner of Tract A-104, have each excepted to the report of the Commission fixing just compensation for said tract.

The Commission was appointed and acted under the provisions of F.R.Civ. P. 71A(h), 28 U.S.C. Its report is set forth in full in Footnote 1 attached.

There are only three issues raised by the filing of a complaint in condemnation, viz.: (1) the right to take, i. e., “public use;” (2) “just compensation;” and (3) to whom the just compensation should be paid, i. e., the owners, lienholders, and the like.

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