United States v. Alderson

HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

This is a condemnation proceeding for the purpose of taking more than eight thousand acres of land in Mason County, West Virginia, for erection of the West Virginia Ordnance Works. The particular controversy here involved relates to the disbursement of an award of $37,341 made by the commissioners to the State of West Virginia as lessee of a tract of 200 acres. C. G. P. Musgrave, lessor, and petitioner herein, asks that the sum of $7,228.86 be paid to him out of this award in lieu of future rentals for the unexpired term of about five -years under his lease…