United States v. 23.76 Acres of Land

WINTER, District Judge.

In these two condemnation cases the United States, by its separate declarations of taking, filed the same day as its complaints for condemnation, has taken title in fee simple, and certain lesser estates, to a tract of land containing in the aggregate, approximately 50 acres located within two larger tracts of land owned by the defendants. The takings were for the purpose of the establishment of a ballistic missile launching site complex, otherwise known as a “NIKE” site.

As the cases proceeded to trial on the issue of compensation, the defendants filed a notice to take…