United States v. 2.61 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in the County of Mariposa, State of California Wawona Village, a California Corporation

Appellant Wawona Village, a corporate landowner, appeals from a judgment entered by the district court which determined the amount of just compensation for the taking by eminent domain, of certain real property it owned. Because we find the district court abused its discretion by denying appellant’s request for a continuance of the trial to allow time for appellant to revive itself through payment-of back taxes to the State Franchise Tax Board of California, we reverse and remand. .

The United States filed a condemnation by declaration of taking 1 in 1977 against 2.61 acres of land in Mariposa…