Hartmann v. United States

Plaintiff filed this petition to recover $1,053,132 in legal tender currency representing the difference between the alleged value in gold coin of certain U. S. Liberty Loan 3% percent Gold Bonds, with interest, and the amount received therefor in devalued currency on June 15, 1935, when the bonds were called and surrendered for redemption.

Plaintiff, a citizen and resident of Switzerland, is the duly qualified and acting executor of the estate of Annie C. Grun, having been appointed as such executor by the Probate Court *687of Lucerne, Confederation of Switzerland. Annie C. Grun was a resident…