CORS v. UNITED STATES

No. 46796.

75 F.Supp. 235 (1948)

CORS v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

January 5, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank C. Mason, of New York City (Harold A. Kertz and Charles B. McInnis, both of Washington, D. C., Mahar & Mason, of New York City, and Roberts & McInnis, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

Edgar T. Fell, of Baltimore, Md., and Herbert A. Bergson, Asst. Atty. Gen. (John B. Miller, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for defendant.

William M. Aiken, of Washington, D. C. (John G. Laylin, Edward G. Howard, of New York City, and Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson & Shorb, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), amici curiæ.

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


WHITAKER, Judge.

On October 15, 1942, defendant requisitioned plaintiff's steamship MacArthur. The War Shipping Administration determined that $9,000 was just compensation. Upon plaintiff's rejection of this award there was paid to him the sum of $6,750, being 75 per cent of the amount of the award as required by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, § 902, 53 Stat. 1254, 1255, 46 U.S.C.A. § 1242. He sues...

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