Legal Opinion
Atwater Kent Mfg. Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 1943No. Civil Action No. 1613PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
Defendant, the United States of America, filed a motion for a new trial, following a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $190,000.
Plaintiff, Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company, was the owner of 19.6964 acres of land situated in Philadelphia. This land was acquired by condemnation proceedings by the United States for public use.
The issue at the trial was the value of the land at the time of taking on June 30, 1941. For the plaintiff, witness Solis-Cohen valued the land at $235,000, witness Massey at $236,350, and witness Mueller at $226,481. For the defendant,…
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