West v. United States

The facts found by the court fully set out this case. The United States, being at war with Germany, in order to provide military training camps for its soldiers, found it necessary to procure large and extensive tracts of land. The plaintiffs were willing to enter into a lease but the Government took over the private property of plaintiffs under its military' powers in time of war, and from September 19, 1917, to November 7, 1921, used and occupied the land for military purposes in connection with Camp Kearney, located near the city of San Diego, California. Having used and occupied the…