Case Name: A. W. DUCKETT & CO. v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1924-11-17
Citations: 60 Ct. Cl. 1019
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. W. DUCKETT & CO. v. THE UNITED STATES
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 60
Pages: 1019–1019

Head Matter:
A. W. DUCKETT & CO. v. THE UNITED STATES
[58 C. Cls. 234; id. 403; 266 U. S. 149]
Judgment was rendered in favor of the United States in the court below. On appeal the judgment was reversed, and the Supreme Court decided;
Possession of terminal property, including a pier on which the claimant had a lease from the owner, was requisitioned and taken by the President temporarily for war purposes (Act of i August 29, 1916), under a general public notice and promise of -compensation. Held, that claimant’s leasehold interest being part of the res was taken, and that a promise upon the part of the Government to pay for it was implied. Omnia Commercial Co. v. United States, 261 TJ. S. 502, distinguished.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Holmes
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court November 17, 1924.