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Omnia Commercial Co., Inc. v. United States, 261 U.S. 502 (1923)
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Omnia Commercial Co., Inc. v. United States, 261 U.S. 502 (1923)
Omnia Commercial Company, Inc. v. United States No. 229 Argued March 1, 1923 Decided April 9, 1923 261 U.S. 502
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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1. A valuable contract right is property within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment, and, when taken for public use, must be paid for by the government; but when it is lost or injured as a consequence of lawful governmental action not a taking, the law affords no remedy. P. 508.
2. When the government, for war purposes, requisitioned the entire production of a steel manufacturer, rendering impossible and unlawful of performance an outstanding contract between the manufacturer and a customer, the customer’s rights were not taken by the government, but frustrated by its lawful action. P. 511.
56 Ct.Clms. 392 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing a petition on demurrer.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Omnia Commercial Co., Inc. v. United States, 261 U.S. 502 (1923) in 261 U.S. 502 261 U.S. 507. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NXAPU1DE5XIHL6H.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Omnia Commercial Co., Inc. v. United States, 261 U.S. 502 (1923), in 261 U.S. 502, page 261 U.S. 507. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NXAPU1DE5XIHL6H.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Omnia Commercial Co., Inc. v. United States, 261 U.S. 502 (1923). cited in 1923, 261 U.S. 502, pp.261 U.S. 507. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NXAPU1DE5XIHL6H.
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