United States v. 31.43 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Whitman County, State of Washington, United States of America v. 43.50 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Whitman County, Washington

547 F.2d 479 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 31.43 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, situate IN WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 43.50 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, situate IN WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 75-1240, 75-1241. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 20, 1976. Jacques B. Gelin, Atty. (argued), of Lands and Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant. Robert L. Zaeglow (argued), Walla Walla, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Before KOELSCH, TRASK and CHOY, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 The United States appeals from a judgment entered on a stipulation establishing the fair market value of real property acquired by the United States for purposes associated with the construction and maintenance of the Lower Granite Lock and Dam on the Snake River. The stipulated judgment reserved the Government's right to appeal to this Court. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. Background 2 The facts underlying this appeal are given in the district court opinion denying the…