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United States v. Big Bend Transit Co.
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided December 31, 1941No. 53PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELLENBACH, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff seeks to condemn certain lands necessarily flooded by the con struction of Grand Coulee Dam. The declaration of taking and the petition were filed December 9, 1939. The lands involved are on the Spokane River a short distance above the confluence of the Spokane with the Columbia River. The declaration of taking divided the property into two tracts. Tract No. 1, consisting of 1971.236 acres, is described as an estate in fee simple absolute. For it there is deposited $32,073.80. Tract No. 2 is described as a flowage easement including all…
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