United States v. 11,360 Acres of Land in Yuba County

WELSH, District Judge.

The Government brought this action to condemn land for military purposes. Possession was obtained pursuant to law of 11,360 acres, more or less, in the County of Yuba, State of California, designated as the Marysville Cantonment, and subsequently called Camp Beale. Defendants William E. and Viola Wellman were the owners of 40 acres, with improvements thereon, in said area for which they agreed to accept $4,260. An option was executed accordingly on the 2nd day of March, 1942.

Defendants continued to remain in possession until the 28th day of March, 1942, when a fire…