Legal Opinion
Walker v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 4, 1946No. 45869PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHALEY, Chief Justice.
The plaintiffs are silk merchants and brokers. On March 13, 1942, they owned, and had continuously owned on and from July 25, 1941, certain bales of raw silk, warehoused by the United States Testing Co., Inc., at Hoboken, New Jersey.
One hundred of these bales are involved in this controversy, with a total “conditioned weight plus 2%” (as it is called) of 13,610.10 pounds, all imported from Japan. They were requisitioned by the Government March 13, 1942, under the act of October 16, 1941, 55 Stat. 742, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, §§ 721-724. The plaintiffs were…
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