Thermal Syndicate, Ltd. v. United States

This is one (Senate bill 1526) of a number of cases referred to this court under Senate Congressional Reference Resolution No. 170, 67th Congress, 2d session.

The plaintiff was a tenant of the Bush Terminal Buildings Company and had served on it a commandeer order on June 19, 1918, requiring the possession of its leasehold. Upon receipt of this order the plaintiff leased other premises and vacated the leasehold on or about September 1, 1918. The defendant did not enter into physical possession of the vacated leasehold but, on September 9, 1918, canceled the order for the possession of the…