United States v. Certain Property Located in the Borough of Manhattan

OPINION

DIMOCK, District Judge.

This is an application for the settlement of the judgment in a condemnation case. The question presented is whether defendant City of New York is entitled to interest on so much of its award as was not covered by the fund deposited at the time of the filing of the declaration of taking. The property taken consisted of a recreation center maintained by the *765City. The Government’s objection to the allowance of interest is based upon the City’s continued occupancy of the premises under a dollar-a-year lease.

The declaration of taking was filed on December 31, 1963.…