UNITED STATES v. CHURCHWELL

No. 10909.

146 F.2d 25 (1944)

UNITED STATES v. CHURCHWELL et ux.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman M. Littell, Asst. Atty. Gen., and S. Billingsley Hill and Vernon L. Wilkinson, Sp. Attys., Dept. of Justice, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John Charles Darroch, of Brownwood, Tex., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal was intended as a test case to settle the question whether the United States when condemning land is liable for interest on the amount of just compensation, fixed by stipulation, from the date of the stipulation to the date it is paid into court. Appellant admits, however, that there are special circumstances in this record which prevent it from presenting a fair test, and appellees conclude their brief with a consent, if the court...

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