Appleton Electric Co. v. United States

All of the claims of the ten plaintiffs presently before the court involve cargo unloaded from the steamer John Lyhes in Cebu, Philippine Islands, in December 1941.

On September 27, 1948, nine of the plaintiffs filed an amended petition in case No. 48316, along with several other parties, alleging a taking of their property by the defendant. The tenth plaintiff, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, filed its petition on December 5, 1947, in case No. 48317, also alleging a taking of its property.

The facts and circumstances giving rise to these claims are set out fully in the court’s…