United States v. 5.77 Acres of Land

BYERS, District Judge.

It is necessary to fix the so-called fair market value as at September 25, 1941, of pier 44, Brooklyn, which was condemned pursuant to 40 U.S.C.A. § 258a, by the federal government for use by the United States Navy.

The damage map shows the somewhat unusual make-up of the property, which embraces upland containing an office building, the upland being bulkheaded and embracing a space covered by concrete blocks, and the pier itself, which rests upon land under water, and dredged slips on both sides of the pier, and also a small dock or bulkhead which adjoins pier 45 lying…