[Rebelbase]

"If the gov't abandons property why should they come back 50 yrs later and cite a claim on it?"

If they do have a claim then the owner of the swamp ought to charge them a $20/day storage fee for 50 years.

[lizma]

G Gordon Liddy talked about a lawsuit that involved a cotton gin made in the 1800's. The gin when not needed went to the scrap heap, then it became a mooring for a decade or two, back to the scrap heap and then as a counter balance in a factory. While used as a counter balance it fell from it's chain and injured a man. The lawyers found a small plaque on the gin stating the original company. Turned out a subsidiary of the company was still in business and the lawsuit went through!

I think the swamp owner has a case.

Our government paid for the the storage of Helium in case the dirigible might come back for over 60 years. (clintoon stopped it. One good mark on his record.) This would be just a pittance comparatively