UNITED STATES v. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND, ETC.

Civ. A. No. 11999.

99 F.Supp. 714 (1951)

UNITED STATES v. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND IN CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., et al.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 2, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., C. James Todaro, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Harold D. Saylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


GANEY, District Judge.

This case involves proceedings in condemnation. The question posed is whether the United States, as of March 1, 1951, is entitled to obtain title to the Merchants' Exchange property through such proceedings.

Section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1948, 62 Stat. 1061, 16 U.S.C.A. § 407m, provides in part as follows: "For the purpose of preserving for the benefit of the American people as a national historical park certain historical structures...

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