Legal Opinion
United States v. Prettyman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1944No. 5210PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an award in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the appellant, the United States, in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, in April 1942, to acquire 68.7 acres of farm land and improvements owned by the appellees, C. J. Prettyman et al. The Government filed a declaration of taking and deposited $7,500 in the registry of the district court and took possession of the property.
The property i-n question was one of 18 tracts needed for the construction of a flight strip in Accomac County, Virginia. The…
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