United States v. 967,905 Acres of Land

HENLEY, Chief District Judge.

These eases represent an appeal and cross appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota awarding just compensation in an eminent domain case. The Government is appellant and the landowners are appellees in the basic appeal; their positions are reversed in the cross appeal.

The land involved which we will refer to as Tract 3520 or as “the Pete property” is located on Hoist Bay in Basswood Lake which is a large body of navigable water located on the Minnesota-Canadian boundary. The Lake is practically landlocked; part…