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BROWN v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 15259-15261.

225 F.2d 861 (1955)

A. C. BROWN and Neva Brown, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

September 23, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. S. Walker, Harrison, Ark. (V. D. Willis, Harrison, Ark., and Douglas Mahnkey, Forsyth, Mo., with him on the brief), for appellants.

Perry W. Morton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward L. Scheufler, U. S. Atty., David M. Proctor, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., and Roger P. Marquis and Reginald W. Barnes, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., filed brief for appellee.

Before SANBORN, JOHNSEN, and VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

The Government condemned three tracts of land, owned by appellants, in the State of Missouri, for inclusion in the Bull Shoals Dam reservoir area. The tracts were made the subject of separate suits, with the three cases being consolidated for trial below, and also for hearing here.

The jury awarded appellants compensation for the tracts respectively of $3000, $3200 and $650. The court entered an order granting the Government's motion...

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