Government of Guam, and v. Francis L. Moylan, Yuk Lan Moylan, and Moylan Motor Company, Inc., and Francis L. Moylan, and v. Manuel F. L. Guerrero, Governor of Guam, And

407 F.2d 567 GOVERNMENT OF GUAM, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Francis L. MOYLAN, Yuk Lan Moylan, and Moylan Motor Company, Inc., Defendants and Appellants. Francis L. MOYLAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Manuel F. L. GUERRERO, Governor of Guam, et al., Defendants and Appellees. No. 21823. No. 22028. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. February 3, 1969. Finton J. Phelan, Jr. (argued), Agana, Guam, for appellants. Olen W. Burnett (argued), Deputy Island Atty., Harold W. Burnett, Atty. Gen., Agana, Guam, for appellees. Before CHAMBERS, BARNES and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges. CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge: 1 Downtown Agana, Guam, is a fairly flat area near a long crescent shaped harbor. Pre-World War II the old city had just grown with sort of mad shaped lots and twisting streets. 2 By the time in 1944 when the American navy had finished bombarding the city in preparation for landings, little was left standing in the harbor area. Upon retaking the City of Agana and the Island from the Japanese in July-August, 1944, the navy began to administer Guam. A decision was made to straighten out the city lot lines and the streets. This naturally resulted in some abandoned streets and…