U. S. v. 1,070 ACRES OF LAND, IN HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.

Civil Action No. 179.

52 F.Supp. 378 (1943)

UNITED STATES v. 1,070 ACRES OF LAND, IN HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., et al. (BROWN BROS., Interveners).

District Court, M. D. Georgia, Macon Division.

October 25, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Hoyt Davis, U. S. Atty., of Macon, Ga., H. G. Rawls, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, of Albany, Ga., Roger P. Marquis and Irwin D. Shapiro, Attys., Dept. of Justice, both of Washington, D. C., and Henry S. Barnes and Chas. W. Walker, Asst. U. S. Attys., both of Macon, Ga., for petitioner.

Carlisle & Bootle, of Macon, Ga. (Wm. A. Bootle, of Macon, Ga., of counsel), for defendant Brown Bros.


DEAVER, District Judge.

The United States filed a petition to condemn the Newberry tract of land, and took possession under the Second War Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix § 631 et seq.

Brown Bros. came into the case by what is called an intervention and set up a contract with Newberry and allege that under said contract they own such an interest as should be paid for in the condemnation proceeding.

The contract purports to convey all the sand...

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