COLUMBIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT v. UNITED STATES

No. 16047.

268 F.2d 128 (1959)

COLUMBIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, a corporation, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

April 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leavy & Taber, James Leavy, Pasco, Wash., John J. O'Connell, Atty. Gen., E. P. Donnelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Washington, for appellants.

Perry W. Morton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger P. Marquis, Harold S. Harrison, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Dale M. Green, U. S. Atty., Spokane, Wash., Ronald R. Hull, Asst. U. S. Atty., Yakima, Wash., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, FEE and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges.


JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

This proceeding was instituted by the United States in December, 1952, to acquire all right, title and interest of Columbia Irrigation District in 3,479.73 acres of land for use in connection with the McNary Lock and Dam Project. Possession was granted effective March 31, 1953. An amended complaint was filed in December, 1954, to acquire the fee simple title to Parcel I, consisting of 13 tracts of land and containing 132.42 acres, all...

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