Carlstrom v. United States

275 F.2d 802 Charles W. CARLSTROM, Southern California Children's Aid Foundation, Inc., a Corporation, Southern California District Council of the Assemblies of God, Inc., a Corporation, and The Salvation Army, a Corporation, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 16128. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Feb. 15, 1960. H. G. Sloane, Rubin & Seltzer, James L. Focht, Jr., San Diego, Cal., for appellants. Perry W. Morton, Asst. Atty. Gen., A. Donald Mileur, Roger P. Marquis, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Laughlin E. Waters, U.S. Atty., Albert N. Minton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. Before BARNES and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District judge. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an appeal from a final judgment of the district court in a condemnation proceeding, after a jury trial. The government action condemned first, on May 1, 1953, an estate for years, and secondly, on June 16, 1955 (by an amended complaint), fee title, both in a portion of an aircraft plant (Plancor #20) at San Diego, California. 2 This plant, declared surplus after World War II, was purchased by Carlstrom from the government in May 1948…