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LECHUGA v. UNITED STATES

No. 25223.

395 F.2d 195 (1968)

Tony LECHUGA and wife Lydia Lechuga, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arturo R. Aguirre, Gerald B. Shifrin, El Paso, Tex., for appellants.

Ernest Morgan, U. S. Atty., Charles Andrew Gary, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Clyde O. Martz, Roger P. Marquis, Robert S. Lynch, Edmund B. Clark, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BELL and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On February 16, 1966, the United States, in furtherance of its "Chamizal Project" with Mexico,1 condemned certain property in the city of El Paso, Texas. The condemned property included a vacant lot of approximately 16,500 square feet which was owned by the appellants. A trial by jury was conducted on January 9-10, 1967, during which the appellants contested only the value of their land being condemned. From a jury award of...

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