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YMCA v. UNITED STATES

No. 517.

395 U.S. 85 (1969)

NATIONAL BOARD OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSNS. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Jacks argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Harding A. Orren and Sherman L. Cohn.

Peter L. Strauss argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Acting Assistant Attorney General Taylor, Roger P. Marquis, and S. Billingsley Hill.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners brought this suit against the United States in the Court of Claims1 seeking just compensation under the Fifth Amendment for damages done by rioters to buildings occupied by United States troops during the riots in Panama in January 1964. The Court of Claims held that the actions of the Army did not constitute a "taking" within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment and entered...

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