CAVALLIOTIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 47324.

127 F.Supp. 191 (1955)

Michael N. CAVALLIOTIS v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

January 11, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Wolf, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Simon Fleishman and William B. Wolf, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief.

Thomas F. McGovern, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and LARAMORE, Judges.


WHITAKER, Judge.

On October 17, 1942, defendant requisitioned the Louise, a wooden vessel of 298 net tons and 530.68 gross tons, the property of plaintiff. The vessel was lost in a storm off Cape Hatteras on December 16, 1942.

The question presented is just compensation for her taking.

As is usual, the testimony of the expert witnesses on valuation varies widely, and we are again presented with the question of evaluating this testimony.

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