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UNITED STATES v. 93.970 ACRES

No. 573.

360 U.S. 328 (1959)

UNITED STATES v. 93.970 ACRES OF LAND ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph S. Spritzer argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Morton, Roger P. Marquis and S. Billingsley Hill.

Leonard R. Hartenfeld argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was J. Herzl Segal.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The basic question presented in this case is whether the United States can have adjudicated under one complaint (1) the claim by a third person of a valuable possessory interest in government property and (2) condemnation and value of that interest, if any. In 1947 the United States leased an airfield to respondent Illinois Aircraft Services & Sales Co. The preamble to the lease stated that because of the strategic...

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