United States v. 3,035.73 Acres of Land

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HARRIS, Senior District Judge.

By complaint filed on November 11,1977, the United States commenced this action for condemnation of the lands described therein situated in Monroe County, Arkansas, the lands being acquired as fish and wildlife habitat to mitigate the environmental impact of the construction of the Cache River Basin project. The lands are heavily forested in hardwood and wetland timber, the preservation of which is necessary to carry out the purposes of the acquisition.

S. Norris Broadhead, Paul E. Broadhead, and the Estate of Sam E. Broadhead, deceased, are the…