Von Bredow v. United States

The plaintiffs Philippa von Thun-Hohenstein and Maria von Bredow ai'e citizens and residents of Germany. The plaintiff Herbert von Bredow is a citizen of Germany who came from Germany to the United States in 1958. They bring this action to recover cash and securities which the Alien Property Custodian has vested, or to recover the value of the cash and securities so vested. The Government has moved for a summary judgment on the grounds that the court has no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action and that, in any event, the petition does not state a cause of action which would…