King v. United States

The averments of the petition are stated in the opinion.

This case is before the court upon the demurrer to the petition, filed in behalf of J ames E. King and others, being the same persons who were named as defendants in the condemnation proceeding to be presently mentioned. The plaintiffs were the owners of a tract of land containing about 126 acres described in the petition and located at Camp Knox, in Kentucky. It is averred that on April 16, 1919, a petition was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for the condemnation of this land and the…