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POTTS v. UNITED STATES

No. 50051.

126 F.Supp. 170 (1954)

Hugh Frank POTTS, Roy A. Godfrey and Ernest O'Hearn, Jr., v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

November 30, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Nesbitt, Oklahoma City, Okl., for plaintiffs. Reuel W. Little, Madill, Okl., was on the briefs.

Howard O. Sigmond, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Perry W. Morton, for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and LARAMORE, Judges.

WHITAKER, Judge.

The construction of the Denison Dam and Reservoir on the Red River flooded the following described property:

NW¼ of the SE¼, Section 20, Township 6 South, Range 7 East, Marshall County, Oklahoma, containing 40 acres, more or less.

Plaintiff Hugh Frank Potts had an oil and gas lease on it, and he sues for a taking.

On December 30, 1941, in anticipation of the flooding of...

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