United States v. Dillman

MoCORD, Circuit Judge.

On March 21, 1942, the United States sought by condemnation proceedings to acquire title to 15,000 acres of land together with improvements and growing crops *573thereon in Carson County, Texas, for the establishment of the Pantex Ordnance plant. On July 1, 1942, a declaration of taking was filed and the sum of $452,763.00 was deposited with the court as estimated just compensation for the thirty-seven tracts of land and for the improvements thereon. The portion of the deposit allocated to the thirty-one tracts involved in this appeal totaled $429,263.00.

As provided by the…