Broadfoot v. United States

Plaintiffs sue for the value of the yacht Mayflower which was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration on July 31,1942.

The War Shipping Administration determined that the vessel had only scrap value and that just compensation for her taking was the sum of $12,670. Plaintiffs rejected the offer of this amount and have not received any compensation therefor. They sue for $200,000.

The Mayflower was built in 1896. She was a twin-screw propelled steamship with a steel hull. Her overall length was 320 feet and 7 inches. She was owned by the Navy from 1898 to 1931.

In 1931 while the Mayflower…