United States v. 33.5 Acres of Land, More or Less, in the County of Okanogan, State of Washington, and David S. Smith and Janet G. Smith, Husband and Wife, United States of America v. 25.7 Acres of Land, More or Less, in the County of Okanogan, State of Washington, and David S. Smith and Janet G. Smith, Husband and Wife

789 F.2d 1396 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 33.5 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, in the COUNTY OF OKANOGAN, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, and David S. Smith and Janet G. Smith, husband and wife, et al., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 25.7 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, in the COUNTY OF OKANOGAN, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, and David S. Smith and Janet G. Smith, husband and wife, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-3631. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 9, 1986. Decided May 19, 1986. Robert M. Sweeney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Spokane, Wash., Robert L. Klarquist, Jacques B. Gelin, Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant. Richard B. Price, Omark, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Before GOODWIN, HALL and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 The United States appeals the judgment following a jury trial in which David and Janet Smith were awarded severance damages arising from the condemnation of a parcel of the Smiths'…