United States v. 119.67 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Plaquemines Parish

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The present appeal arises out of four condemnation actions commenced in September, 1971, by the Secretary of the Army filing Declarations of Taking, 40 U.S.C. § 258a et seq., and the United States filing Complaints in Condemnation, in order to acquire a “spoil servitude” for the improvement and maintenance of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River.1 The United States deposited estimated just compensation and obtained judgments vesting title to and authorizing immediate possession of the property. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. and Chevron Pipe Line Co. held mineral and…