Younce v. United States

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

SENTELLE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs herein sue to obtain quiet title under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2409a to certain real estate in the Nantahala Gorge lying in Swain County, 1 North Carolina, and claimed by the United States as part of the Nantahala National Forest. Plaintiffs make their claim as the heirs at law of Elihu Barnes. The parties stipulate that at least one of the plaintiffs is an heir at law of Elihu Barnes and, as such, can take for all should the Court conclude that the heirs at law of Elihu Barnes are possessed of quiet title to the property.

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