WILSON LINE v. UNITED STATES

No. 46484.

78 F.Supp. 821 (1948)

WILSON LINE, Inc. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

June 28, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerhard A. Gesell and James H. McGlothlin, both of Washington, D. C. (Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson & Shorb, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

Grover C. Sherrod, of Washington, D. C., and H. G. Morison, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

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


HOWELL, Judge.

Plaintiff sues to recover the balance due it as just compensation for the vessel, the State of Delaware, which the War Shipping Administration requisitioned on March 25, 1943. The commissioner of the Court reported a value of $385,136.19, including all consumable stores and expendable equipment on board. Plaintiff claims a value of $555,534.57.

The facts as to the vessel's construction, ownership, operation, and condition are in the main undisputed...

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