United States v. Goodloe
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Colbert County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Proceedings by the United States of America against Judith Goodloe and others and' Mary Steele Figures and others, respectively, for the condemnation of certain lands, consolidated. From the judgment rendered, the United States appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Colbert County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Proceedings by the United States of America against Judith Goodloe and others and' Mary Steele Figures and others, respectively, for the condemnation of certain lands, consolidated. From the judgment rendered, the United States appeals. This is a proceeding instituted by United States of America against Judith Goodloe and others, and Mary Steele Figures and others- — two separate suits in the probate court of Colbert county — seeking to condemn the lands described in the petition, under the authority conferred upon the United…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The property of appellees, of which the federal government took possession in 1917, was selected to be used' in connection with the building of a nitrate plant in accordance with the act of Congress of June 3, 1916 (U. S. Stat. at Large, vol. 39, p. 215). The government took possession of the property here in controversy in December, 1917, and condemnation proceedings, under the provisions of section 2413 et seq., Code 1907, were not begun until two years thereafter.
The property here involved was to be used in connection with plant No. 2, which was determined upon and located some two months-…
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