ENGLAR'S ESTATE v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Nos. 149-153, Dockets 20769-20773.

166 F.2d 540 (1948)

ENGLAR'S ESTATE v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. JONES' ESTATE v. SAME. HOUSTON v. SAME. BRENGLE v. SAME. LACQUES v. SAME.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 27, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Joseph Noble, of New York City (Evert L. Bono, of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for petitioners.

Theron Lamar Caudle, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Sewall Key, George A. Stinson, and Irving L. Axelrad, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before L. HAND, AUGUSTUS N. HAND and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

During World War I, United States nationals, including various marine insurance companies issuing war risk policies, sustained losses through the destruction of ships and cargoes by enemy action. At the end of the war the German Government agreed to pay reparations to the United States Government which in turn would, so far as possible, indemnify those nationals who had sustained the losses. To that end a Mixed Claims Commission was...

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