EKBERG v. UNITED STATES

No. 48044.

76 F.Supp. 99 (1948)

EKBERG v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

March 1, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Nels Ekberg, in pro per.

John R. Franklin, of Washington, D.C., and Herbert A. Bergson, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

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


HOWELL, Judge.

Plaintiff sues for damages and "just compensation" for his alleged illegal imprisonment in the custody of the defendant. The defendant has demurred to the petition on the ground that it does not state a cause of action. On this ground the demurrer must be sustained.

Plaintiff's petition in forma pauperis makes the following allegations of fact:

On August 27, 1946, he was taken into custody in the District of Kansas by order of a Capias...

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