Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. v. United States

Plaintiff sues to recover just compensation for its petroleum products stored at Cebu, Philippine Islands, which it alleges the defendant seized on December 8,1941, immediately following the attack on the Philippine Islands by Japan.

This case first came before the court on the proofs in 120 C. Cls. 518,553, wherein we held that “* * * the Depot Commander [Cebu], with full authority to do so, took Standard’s petroleum products for the United States on December 8, 1941, not for destruction, but for use, and Standard is clearly entitled to just compensation for its products so taken.”

Standard-Vac…