Beatty v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

This case is before the court on Senate Resolution 115, 84th Congress, 1st Session, referring to us plaintiffs’ claims for a report thereon, giving findings of fact and stating our conclusions on whether or not plaintiffs have legal or equitable claims, and the amounts, if any, legally or equitably due from the United States.

The United States desired to purchase plaintiffs’ property for the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana, to be created by the erection of a dam on the Missouri River. Negotiations were entered into, with the result that plaintiffs voluntarily sold their…