Hamburg-American Line Terminal & Navigation Co. v. United States (Two Cases). Atlas Line S. S. Co. v. Same

These appeals were taken June 16, 1924, from judgments of the Court of Claims which sustained demurrers to the petitions. For the views of that Court see Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffs-Gesellschaft, Appellant, v. The United States, 59 Ct. Cls. 461. Appellants are incorporated under the laws of New Jersey and their entire capital stock has long been owned by the Hamburg-American Line, a German corporation.

In Cause No. 3 the appellant seeks to recover (1) compensation for the use of certain docks and piers, New York harbor, seized by the United States April 6, 1917, and used by them until…