Alpirn v. United States

Jones, Ghief Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action is brought to recover just compensation for certain machinery and scrap materials requisitioned by defendant, pursuant to the act of October 16, 1941, 55 Stat. 742, as amended. Defendant has tendered $9,113.45, but plaintiff claims $47,011.88, plus interest.

On March 13, 1943, defendant, acting through the War Production Board, requisitioned and took possession of 86 *144tons of scrap material and the following scrap-processing machinery owned by plaintiff:

One 15-ton locomotive crane, with magnet and generator.

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