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UNITED STATES v. 2,175.86 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

Nos. 81-2402, 81-2471.

696 F.2d 351 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross Appellee, v. 2,175.86 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN HARDIN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, STATE OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants, Kirby Forest Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellee Cross Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 13.32 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS, Bob C. Mabry, et al. and Unknown Owners, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claire L. McGuire, Dept. of Justice, Lands Div., Edward J. Shawaker, Atty., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant cross appellee.

Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, Robbin Dawson, Joyce Cox, Attys., Houston, Tex., for defendants in No. 81-2402.

Gilbert T. Adams, Beaumont, Tex., for defendants-appellees in No. 81-2471.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

These two consolidated cases present the question whether the United States is obligated to pay interest on an award in a straight condemnation proceeding, and if it is, from what date the interest should accrue. The first of these cases, United States v. 2,175.86 Acres of Land, also involves a challenge to the sufficiency of the commission's findings concerning the actual award. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse,

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