Meredith v. American Samoa Government

Defendant has moved for a Summary Judgment. The parties are in agreement that there are no justiciable issues of fact.

FACTS

In 1960 the American Samoa Government (hereafter A.S.G.) condemned 554 acres of land in Tafuna for airport purposes. Included was 72.72 acres of communal land of Lemeana’i family. For this the former title holder received, under protest, $18,857.61 Prior to receiving this compensation the Lemeana’i family land had been adjudged the owners of this property in High Court case No.16-1957. The condemnation case, No.15-1959, decreed that the 554 acres was taken for public use…