Pete v. United States

The sole issue presented in this case is whether section 304(c) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. § 4654(c) (1970), authorizes the payment of litigation expenses by the United States in an inverse condemnation action involving personal, as opposed to real, property. After consideration of the briefs and oral arguments presented, we find that plaintiffs are entitled to recover appropriate litigation expenses under that statute.

This case is the latest in a protracted line of litigation on defendant’s liability for the alleged…