Alpirn v. United States

This is a claim for just compensation for materials owned by plaintiffs and requisitioned by defendant on March 6, 1948, under the terms of the act of October 16,1941, 55 Stat. 742, as amended. The issue here presented is the determination of the amount of compensation properly due plaintiffs. Defendant has tendered $44,204, but plaintiffs contend that they are entitled to $51,788.

The property here involved was certain metal materials stored in the warehouse of Bekins Van and Storage Company in Omaha, Nebraska. The prime question is the proper valuation of this material. At the time of the…