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BROADFOOT v. UNITED STATES

No. 47091.

82 F.Supp. 514 (1949)

BROADFOOT et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 7, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William I. Denning, of Washington, D. C. (Earl C. Walck, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiffs.

Grover C. Sherrod, of Washington, D. C., and H. G. Morison, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HOWELL, MADDEN, WHITAKER and LITTLETON, Judges.

JONES, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs sue for the value of the yacht Mayflower which was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration on July 31, 1942.

The War Shipping Administration determined that the vessel had only scrap value and that just compensation for her taking was the sum of $12,670. Plaintiffs rejected the offer of this amount and have not received any compensation therefor. They sue for $200,000.

The Mayflower was built in 1896. She was...

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