United States v. Certain Land in Poughkeepsie

BRIGHT, District Judge.

This proceeding was instituted to acquire title to the fee of certain lands along the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, in a portion of which the defendant Beacon Leather Goods Company, Inc. is a tenant, under a lease dated August 4, 1941. That lease was made by the City of Poughkeepsie, the owner of the fee, and let the premises therein described for a term of 10 years ending on December 31, 1951, for the purpose of manufacturing handbags and other leather and fabricated leather goods. The rent to be paid was the cost of fire insurance on the…