United States v. 16,572 Acres of Land

ALLRED, District Judge, and KENNERLY, District Judge.

This is a proceeding by the United States Government to acquire for the public use and the National Defense, under Section 258 et seq., Title 40 U.S.C.A., the hereinafter mentioned land in this District, and this is a hearing on motions filed herein by the Government and by certain of the landowners, seeking to eliminate from and take out of the proceeding, the oil, gas and other minerals on, in and under such lands.

*24The facts developed at the hearing of the motions are substantially as follows:

On November 8, 1940, the United States…