JONES v. GOULD

No. 84-1400.

741 F.2d 220 (1984)

Eddie JONES and Beverly Jones, Husband and Wife, Appellants, v. Alec GOULD and the Department of Interior, Secretary of Department of Interior, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Adams, Harrison, Ark., for appellants.

W. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Atty., J. Michael Fitzhugh, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., F. Henry Habicht, II, Asst. Atty. Gen., David C. Shilton, Claire L. McGuire, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Eddie and Beverly Jones appeal from the district court's dismissal of their quiet title action under 28 U.S.C. § 2409a (1982). For reversal, the Joneses argue that the district court's findings of fact regarding abandonment of the disputed property were clearly erroneous. We affirm.

In February, 1978, the United States acquired land in Newton County, Arkansas as part of the Buffalo River National Park by eminent domain, subject to existing...

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