United States v. 16,572 Acres of Land

KENNERLY, District Judge.

This is a suit (condemnation suit) by the Government of the United States to take for the public use (Army), under Sections 257, 258, 258a to 258e, 40 U.S.CA., approximately 16,572 acres of land in this District and Division, and this is a hearing on the Government’s motion to now adjudicate the title to such land.

Under a declaration of taking made by the Secretary of War in accordance with Section 258a et seq., and upon the deposit by the Government in the Registry of the Court of the sum of money fixed by the Secretary of War as the probable value of the land, an…