Daniel C. Robinson, Inc. v. United States

Plaintiff seeks compensation for the taking of the use of its two barges and for the taking of its interest, as bareboat charterer, in a tug. The barges were former lake-type steamers built during World War I; they were converted in 1928 into the nonself-propelling barges Lake Farge and Lake Frumet. They and the tug Humriek were owned by the Ford Motor Company. In January 1942 plaintiff took over operation of the three vessels under an oral time charter arrangement with Ford. On April 30, plaintiff became bare-boat charterer of the tug for “about” one year at a charter rate of $200 per day;…