Miller v. Robertson

This is a suit brought under § 9 of the Act of Congress, approved October 6, 1917, known as the “ Trading with the Enemy Act,” c. 106, 40 Stat. 411, 419. The plaintiff below, Frederick Y. Robertson, is a citizen of the United States, and sued as assignee of the Mammoth Copper Mining Company, a Maine corporation, hereinafter called the “ seller.” The defendants are the Alien Property Custodian, the Treasurer of the United States and five citizens of Germany, enemies of the United States, as defined by the act, copartners doing business under the name of Beer, Sondheimer & Company, and…