Realty Associates, Inc. v. United States

Plaintiff seeks to recover the cost of restoring certain property which had been leased to the Government by the plaintiff’s predecessor in title. The lease covered several buildings and 12.3 acres of ground.

*169Some of the buildings in question were constructed in 1886 and others in 1901. They were built originally, and prior to 1934 had been used solely, for the cotton milling industry. Gradually over the years this industry migrated toward the cotton-producing area. This movement was accentuated by the depression.

The buildings became idle in 1934 and the textile machinery was removed. The…