United States v. 72.71 Acres of Land

CHESNUT, District Judge.

This is a federal land condemnation case. The instant matter presently presented raises the question whether iormer attorneys for John C. Webb and wife are entitled to a lien on a fund heretofore paid into court by the United States for a deficiency judgment establishing the amount of just compensation payable to the landowners. From the record in the case it appears that—

On December 5,1955 the United States filed its complaint for condemnation of 72.71 acres of land in Montgomery County, Maryland, including tracts Nos. A-100-1, etc., belonging to John C. Webb and…