U.S. v. 4,970 ACRES OF LAND

No. 97-50351, Summary Calendar.

130 F.3d 712 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 4,970 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN HUDSPETH COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS; C L Ranch, a partnership, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert M. Ferlo, Jr., John A. Bryson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Harold O'Hanlon Atkinson, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

H. Dixon Montague, Billy Coe Dyer, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for C L Ranch.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In the condemnation action below, a jury returned a verdict calculating just compensation as $1,363,000. In accordance with this verdict, the district court entered judgment calculating just compensation as $1,363,000 and ordering the United States to pay that amount to defendant C L Ranch. The United States filed a motion to alter or amend the judgment, arguing that the district court's order of payment would prevent the United States...

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