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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. UNITED STATES

No. 1485.

53 F.Supp. 492 (1943)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 30, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Gaffney, of Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

C. James Todaro, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen., and Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

BARD, District Judge.

Defendant, the United States of America, filed a motion for a new trial.

Plaintiff, City of Philadelphia, trustee under the will of Stephen Girard, deceased, was the owner of a tract of land containing 3.544 acres, comprising an entire city block, situated in the City of Philadelphia, bounded by 19th Street, Oregon Avenue, 20th Street and Johnston Street. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $40,000 to compensate...

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