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GELLATLY v. UNITED STATES

Cong. No. 17847.

71 F.Supp. 357 (1947)

GELLATLY v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

May 5, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Suydam, of Washington, D. C. (Russell Hardy and Elwood Seal, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

Grover C. Sherrod, of Washington, D. C., and John F. Sonnett, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before WHALEY, Chief Justice, and JONES, MADDEN, WHITAKER, and LITTLETON, Judges.

JONES, Judge.

This case involves what is known as the John Gellatly Art Collection now in the possession of and on display in the National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian Institution. It is valued at approximately $4,000,000. The Administratrix of the Estate of John Gellatly, deceased, attacks the validity of the transfer, claims to be the owner and asks for the value of the collection at the time of the alleged taking. By House Resolution we are directed to ascertain...

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