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UNITED STATES v. 76,800 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF LAND

44 F.Supp. 653 (1942)

UNITED STATES v. 76,800 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF LAND, IN BRYAN AND LIBERTY COUNTIES, GA., et al.

District Court, S. D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

April 20, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Saxton Daniel, U. S. Dist. Atty., and Chas. D. Russell, Sp. Asst., and Green B. Everitt, Asst., all of Savannah, Ga., for the United States.

Shelby Myrick, of Savannah, Ga., for C. R. Stanford.

LOVETT, District Judge.

The question for decision is where the burden of proof rests in a case of land taken in condemnation by the United States, there being an issue only as to just compensation for the taking. The public use, the necessity for the taking, and compliance with the statutes are admitted by the landowner (defendant), but he asserts the value is higher than the government's estimate of just compensation deposited in the registry of the court.

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