American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

The issue presented in this case is the just compensation to which the plaintiff is entitled for the taking by defendant, under a bareboat charter, of the possession and use of the American steamship Hawaiian during the period from July 7, 1943, to May 1, 1946.

Plaintiff says that it is entitled to a rate of $6.00 per deadweight ton per month throughout the requisitioned period, less the amounts already paid by defendant on account, plus interest, as a part of just compensation, at the rate of 4 percent per annum on each monthly installment beginning August 1, 1943, and…