United States v. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND, ETC.

CHESNUT, District Judge.

This federal condemnation case presents an extraordinary situation in both form and substance. The form of the petition of condemnation itself is not unprecedented in these recent war-time years, but the subject matter to which it relates is most unusual. To understand it, it is necessary to state the factual background from which the condemnation case has emerged. This is reflected in the answer of the property owner, the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company which objects to the right of the government to condemn the property under the special circumstances. The…