Legal Opinion
Compania Maritima v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided November 7, 1956No. 50165PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARAMORE, Judge.
The plaintiff is a Philippine corporation which seeks to recover just compensation for two vessels requisitioned from it by the defendant shortly after the outbreak of war between the United States and Japan. At all times material to this case all of the plaintiff’s officers and stockholders resided in the Philippine Islands and a majority of the stockholders were Filipino citizens.
Prior to the outbreak of war the plaintiff had operated a fleet of vessels in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands. On *936December 21, 1941 (Philippine time), approximately two week's after…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hanger v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Brown v. HiattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Marcos v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1952
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- Poccardi v. OttWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Soriano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Gordon v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- Young v. ParkSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
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