Eddie Jones and Beverly Jones, Husband and Wife v. Alec Gould and the Department of Interior, Secretary of Department of Interior

Eddie and Beverly Jones appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their quiet title action under 28 U.S.C. § 2409a (1982). For reversal, the Joneses argue that the district court’s findings of fact regarding abandonment of the disputed property were clearly erroneous. We affirm.

In February, 1978, the United States acquired land in Newton County, Arkansas as part of the Buffalo River National Park by eminent domain, subject to existing easements for public roads and highways, utilities, railroads, and pipelines. At the condemnation proceedings, none of the affected parties claimed that a…