UNITED STATES v. 339.77 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., ARKANSAS

No. 19656.

420 F.2d 324 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. 339.77 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN JOHNSON AND LOGAN COUNTIES, ARKANSAS; and Ralph Sykes, Appellant, et al., and Unknown Owners.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Sykes, pro se.

Charles N. Woodruff, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee, Shiro Kashiwa, Asst.Atty.Gen., S. Billingsley Hill, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., and Bethel B. Larey, U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., on the brief.

Before BLACKMUN, MEHAFFY and LAY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves another in a series of condemnation actions growing out of the Dardanelle Lake and Dam project on the Arkansas River. The landowner, Mr. Sykes, originally withdrew, at the time of the taking of the land in question, the government deposit of $10,000. In December 1966 the district court approved a Commission's determination of "just compensation" at $3,075. On appeal, the judgment was reversed by this court, Sykes v. United...

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