United States v. McGrane
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; John Rellstab, Judge. Action at law by James B. McGrane against the United States. Judgment for plaintiff, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case, James B. McGrane, a citizen of Pennsylvania, brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, against the United States. Mc-Grane, as appears from the record, owned land in New Jersey. The government, under power which both government and McGrane conceded was vested in it by section 10 of the Act of Congress of August 10, 1917 (Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 3115%ii) seized and took title to said land for storage purposes. The compensation fixed by the President, under the terms of the act, not being…
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