Case Name: UNITED STATES v. SEWELL
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1910-05-31
Citations: 217 U.S. 601
Docket Number: No. 181
Parties: UNITED STATES v. SEWELL.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 601–602

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES v. SEWELL.
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY.
No. 181.
Argued April 29, 1910.
Decided May 31, 1910.
United States v. Welch, 217 U. S. 333, followed.
Before the Government is required to pay for land held to have been taken by it, the owners should furnish a survey definitely ascertaining the land by metes and bounds.
Mr. Assistant Attorney General John Q. Thompson for plaintiff in error.
Mr. Edward S. Jouett for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed on the authority of United States v. Welch, decided April 25, 1910, ante, p. 333; but it is ordered that before the Government is required to pay. for the land held to have been taken plaintiffs below shall furnish a survey definitely ascertaining the land by metes and bounds.
Affirmed.