Georgia Kaolin Co. v. United States

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action against the United States for damages that resulted to appellant’s lands while occupied by the Government and used as a part of Camp Wheeler in Twiggs County, Georgia, which camp was utilized in the training of soldiers during World War II. The jurisdiction of the court below rested upon a special jurisdictional act of June 19, 1948, 62 Stat. 566. The jurisdiction of this court rests upon Section 1291, Title 28 of the U.S.Code.

In October, 1940, the appellant leased to the City of Macon, Georgia, two certain parcels of land. At the time of entering into…