Etheridge v. United States

LARKINS, District Judge.

This is an action on implied contract to recover the reasonable rental value of ten acres of land in the Nags Head area used by the Federal Government from July 16, 1956, until the commencement of this action in February, 1962. Jurisdiction is bestowed upon this Court by Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a) (2).

Findings of Facts

The plaintiffs conveyed the property in question to the defendant on March 5, 1912, in consideration of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and pursuant to a statute passed by Congress on March 3, 1875, 18 Stat. 371 et seq., which gave the Secretary of the…