U.S. v. 2.9 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, ETC.

No. CV-82-36-BU.

554 F.Supp. 529 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. 2.9 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN the COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF MONTANA; Rieder Ranch, Inc., Fee Owner, et al., and Unknown Owners, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Butte Division.

August 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorraine D. Gallinger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Billings, Mont., Gary R. Stark, Bonneville Power Adm'n, Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

Paul Smith, Smith, Connor & Van Valkenburg, Boulder, Mont., for Rieder Ranch.

Robert T. O'Leary, Montana Power Co., Butte, Mont., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HATFIELD, District Judge.

The present action was commenced on April 15, 1982 for the purpose of condemning an easement across defendants' land for access in conjunction with the construction of an electrical transmission line by the Bonneville Power Administration (hereinafter "B.P.A."). On June 29, 1982, in accordance with the authorization and intent of the Declaration of Taking Act, 40 U.S.C. § 258a et seq., this court...

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