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UNITED STATES v. 1,129.75 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

No. 72-1450.

473 F.2d 996 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. 1,129.75 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS IN CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES, Arkansas, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry G. Gutterridge, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

J. L. Shaver, Shaver & Shaver, Wynne, Ark., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.

MATTHES, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by the United States from a final judgment rendered pursuant to a jury verdict fixing the amount of just compensation at $22,800 for the taking of a flowage easement in connection with the St. Francis River Basin flood control project.

Condemnation proceedings were instituted against the 391 acre farm owned by appellees, Frances D. Thomas, Charles D. Thomas, and Margrave B. Melhorn, on October 15, 1964, under authority...

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