United States v. Building Known as 651 Brannan Street

On September 28, 1942, John Deere Plow Company of Moline, a corporation, was the owner of a four story and basement reinforced concrete building commonly known as 651 Brannan Street, located in the warehouse and storage district of San Francisco, and therein conducted the business of selling and repairing farm machines of various kinds, having at the time on hand a large stock of farm machine equipment, appurtenances and repair parts together with fixed machinery and equipment of a heavy nature used in assembling and repairing farm machinery. The United States filed its complaint in condemnation on September 28, 1942, pursuant to 26 Stat. 316 , as amended by 40 Stat. 241 , 40 Stat. 518 , 50 U.S.C.A. § 171 and Pub.Law 507 — 77th Congress, 56 Stat. 176 , 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 632, and Pub. Law 441 — 77th Congress, 56 Stat. 53 , whereby it took and condemned at the instance of the Secretary of the Navy, a leasehold interest in said premises for a term of years ending January 30, 1943, with the right to renew such leasehold interest annually for the duration of the war plus one year thereafter. Upon the filing of the complaint the court issued an order for immediate possession.…