Societe Anonyme des Ateliers Brillie Freres v. United States

Plaintiff, a French corporation, brings this action to recover the sum of $15,000, held in “escrow” by the United States, to which plaintiff claims it is entitled by reason of the expiration of a reasonable period of time.

■ In 1938, plaintiff instituted a state court action in New York against the Jaeger Watch Company of New York to recover certain royalties due it under United States patents owned by plaintiff and licensed to Jaeger. In 1942, with the suit still in process, the Alien Property Custodian vested in himself the plaintiff’s rights and continued the litigation with himself as sole…