UNITED STATES v. 30.64 ACRES OF LAND

No. 84-3928.

795 F.2d 796 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 30.64 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN KLICKITAT COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, and James Starr, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Gowran, Jacques B. Gelin, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Susan L. Hahn, Schwab, Jurtz & Hurley, Yakima, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Before WRIGHT, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant James Starr appeals from a jury verdict awarding him $3676.80 in compensation for the condemnation of some 30.64 acres of his 215-acre tract at the mouth of the Klickitat river above the Bonneville Dam. Because we conclude that the district court committed errors of law in denying his motion for counsel and in failing to consider the propriety of appointing a guardian ad litem, we reverse and remand.

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