Chapter 850. To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of John L
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Chap. 850: To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of John L. Alcock. Chapter 850 45 Stat. 2001 1928-05-28 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 private Chapter 850.— An Act To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of John L.
Alcock. May 28, 1928.[[S. 3308](/us/bill/70/s/3308).][[Private, No. 226](/us/pvtl/70/226).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the CourtJohn L. Alcock.Claim of, for property losses, etc., referred to Court of Claims. of Claims of the United States be, and hereby is, given jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim of John L. Alcock, of Baltimore, Maryland, and to award him compensation for losses or damage, if any, which he may have suffered through action by governmental agencies in commandeering, requisitioning, controlling by compulsion or otherwise, allocating or directing the contracting for, or delivery of, spruce and fir lumber, which he owned, or had sold under firm and binding contracts to others than allied Governments; and to enter decree or judgment against the United States for such compensation, with interest thereon, notwithstanding the fact that there was no taking by the United States of any of said spruce or fir lumber for the direct use of the United States, and notwithstanding the contracts made by claimant with representatives of the Governments allied with the United States, and notwithstanding the fact that the United States, or any officer, agent, or employee acting in its behalf, controlled, allocated, or directed the delivery of said spruce and fir lumber, or directed or required contracta to be made therefor under color of authority, or committed a tort in doing so.
Sec. 2. The Court of Claims in the adjudication of such claim isUse of prior pleadings, etc. authorized, in its discretion, to use, in addition to any evidence which may be offered in any suit brought under this Act, the pleadings and evidence in the case of John L. Alcock and Company against United States (Sixty-first Court of Claims Reports, page 312). Sec. 3. Such claim may be instituted at any time within fourCommencement of suit. months from the approval of this Act, notwithstanding lapse of time or any statute of limitations.
Proceedings in any suit brought inJurisdiction of court. the Court of Claims under this Act, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment therein shall be had as in the case of claims Vol. 36, p. 1136.[U. S. Code, p. 897](/us/usc/p897).over which such Court has jurisdiction under section 145 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, May 28, 1928.
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