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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. 19.623 ACRES OF LAND

No. 76-1452.

536 F.2d 566 (1976)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellant, v. 19.623 ACRES OF LAND, Etc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verne A. Hodge, Atty. Gen., Gov't of Virgin Islands, William L. Neff, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for appellant.

John D. Merwin, Merwin, Alexander & O'Brien, Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, for appellees.

Before VAN DUSEN, ADAMS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, the Government of the Virgin Islands challenges the ruling of the district court that held improper the attempted condemnation of certain St. Croix properties for highway purposes.

A.

As a preliminary step in its efforts to extend the Cross-Island Highway, which is planned to go from Christiansted to Frederiksted on the island of St. Croix...

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