Legal Opinion
Capital Airlines, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1950No. 49241PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLittletoN, Judge
The plaintiff brought this suit to recover just compensation alleged to be due it under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution on the ground that under the terms of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 973, 998; 54 Stat. 1235; 49 U. S. C. §401, et seq.), the services and the property of plaintiff were requisitioned by the Government for public use; that plaintiff is entitled under the Fifth Amendment to just compensation for such compelled services and use of its property, and that just compensation has not been paid for the period from September 1,1945, to J anuary 13,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hemphill Schools, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Qwest Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
- In re the License of Airlantic Transport, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1977