United States v. 12,800 Acres of Land

DONOHOE, District Judge.

This is a condemnation proceeding by the United States to acquire certain land, *769including parcels hereinafter referred to as Tract No. 53 and Tract No. 54, for the establishment of the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant.

The proceedings were commenced on March 25, 1942, by the filing of a Petition in Condemnation under the authority of and pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress approved August 18, 1890, 26 Stat. 316, as amended by the Acts of Congress approved July 2, 1917, 40 Stat. 241, and April 11, 1918, 40 Stat. 518, 50 U.S.C.A. § 171, which Act authorized the…