Spitzel v. United States

Each of the plaintiffs owns an undivided fractional interest in a tract of unimproved land containing 55.84 acres in San Luis Obispo County, California. From July 1943 until the latter part of 1946, the defendant used this tract, which is located on the seacoast, as an artillery range and bombing area in connection with amphibious training operations. This suit arises out of an alleged breach by che defendant of a contract to restore the land to the condition it was in when the defendant first took possession. The outcome of this suit depends on a determination of the date when the…