UNITED STATES v. 15.3 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

Civ. A. No. 5051.

154 F.Supp. 770 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. 15.3 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate IN THE CITY OF SCRANTON, County of Lackawanna, and Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court M. D. Pennsylvania.

August 15, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry T. Dolan, Brooklyn, N. Y., J. Julius Levy, U. S. Atty., Scranton, Pa., for plaintiff.

Rowland L. Davis, Jr., New York City, Walter L. Hill, Jr. and Joseph C. Kreder (of Warren, Hill, Henkelman & McMenamin), Scranton, Pa., for Delaware, L. & W. R. Co.


JOHN W. MURPHY, Chief Judge.

The issue is just compensation to defendant for the taking by the United States for military purposes of possession and title to 15.3 acres of land, underlying coal and minerals,1 four major buildings with a gross floor area of 450,310 sq. ft., overhead cranes and other improvements.2 Upon defendant's application the estimated amount, deposited in the court's registry, $860,000...

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