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UNITED STATES v. 1,380.09 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

No. 75-2328.

574 F.2d 238 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. 1,380.09 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN CALDWELL PARISH, STATE OF LOUISIANA, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants, Bodcaw Company, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., Leven H. Harris, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Wallace H. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacques B. Gelin, Eva R. Datz, Peter R. Taft, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raymond N. Zagone, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee.

Burt W. Sperry, L. Michael Ashbrook, George M. Wear, Jr., Monroe, La., for defendant-appellee cross-appellant.

Before COWEN, GOLDBERG and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

The United States brought a proceeding to condemn land owned by the Bodcaw Company, and deposited $99,650 in the court registry as the estimated just compensation for the taking. The Bodcaw Company responded that the amount tendered by the Government was inadequate, and also sought compensation for the expenses of appraising the land and for expert witness fees. A jury trial resulted in an award in favor of the Bodcaw Company for $146,206...

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