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GELLATLY v. WETMORE

No. 10011.

177 F.2d 73 (1949)

GELLATLY v. WETMORE.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley Suydam, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Marvin C. Taylor, Special Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. H. G. Morison, Assistant Attorney General, Mr. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., and Mr. Edward H. Hickey, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. John D. Lane, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judges.

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is the widow of John Gellatly and is the administratrix of his estate. She brought a civil action in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, praying that the court require the defendant to surrender and deliver to her certain personal property, or to pay her the fair market value of the property. The defendant is the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Motions for summary judgment were made by...

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