United States v. Shannon (Two Cases)

PARKER, Chief Judge.

These are appeals by the United States in two cases relating to damage to real estate, one of which was instituted under the Tucker Act [28 U.S.C.A. § 1346, 2401, 2402] and the other under the Federal Tort Claims Act [28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, *4312671 et seq.]. In 1943, the United States leased from Mrs. Kathleen P. Boshamer and others a tract of land, excepting therefrom two tenant houses and an acre of land surrounding each house. The suit under the Tucker Act was instituted to recover damages under the lease contract to the land covered by the lease. The suit under the…