Commonwealth v. Bordallo

OPINION

MUNSON, District Judge:

Defendant/appellants landowners appeal both the trial court's denial of a motion for a continuance and the memorandum opinion fixing valuation in their land condemnation cases.

FACTS

Under the Covenant,1 the Commonwealth agreed to make available 17,799 acres of land on Tinian for use by the United States. Said land is called the "Military Retention Area" ("MRA"). The United States paid the Commonwealth 17.5 million dollars for, among other things, the Tinian land.2 The Covenant did not require the Commonwealth to turn over to the United States fee simple title to…