GUESSEFELDT v. McGRATH

No. 10600.

191 F.2d 639 (1951)

GUESSEFELDT v. McGRATH, as successor to the Allen Property Custodian et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1951.

Writ of Certiorari Granted October 8, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Klepinger, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Ralph S. Spritzer, Washington, D. C., of the Bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Asst. Atty. Gen., Harold I. Baynton and George B. Searls, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellees.

George Eric Rosden, Washington, D. C., filed a brief as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK, and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Granted October 8, 1951. See 72 S.Ct. 52.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Appellant brought his suit in that court for the return of property vested pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, 55 Stat. 839, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 5(b).

The complaint states, inter alia, that the appellant...

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