United States v. Wheelock Bros., Inc. (341 U.S. 319)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 7, 1951 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 341 U.S. 319 · 71 S. Ct. 730
- Decided
- May 7, 1951
- Term
- October Term 1950
- Vote
- 9–0
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
Per Curiam. Wheelock Bros., Inc., a private motor carrier, sued in the Court of Claims to recover just compensation for an alleged temporary taking of its properties and business by the United States pursuant to Executive Order No. 9462. 9 Fed. Reg. 10071 (1944). The Court of Claims entered judgment awarding Wheelock Bros., Inc., just compensation in an amount less than that claimed. 115 Ct. Cl. 733, 88 F. Supp. 278 (1950). We granted certio-rari on the petitions of both parties. 340 U. S. 808 (1950). While the action was pending in the Court of Claims, Congress passed the Motor Carrier Claims Commission Act, providing that that Commission “shall hear and determine, according to law, existing claims against the United States arising out of the taking by the United States of possession or control of any of the motor-carrier transportation systems described in Executive Order Numbered 9462 . . . .” Section 2. Within the time provided in the Act and before entry of judgment in the Court of Claims, Wheelock Bros., Inc., filed its claim with the Commission. At the threshold, we are met with the question whether the Court of Claims had jurisdiction to enter judgment in this case. Congress, in § 6 of the Motor Carrier Claims Commission Act, expressly provided: “The jurisdiction of the Commission over claims presented to it as provided in section 2 of this Act shall be exclusive; but…
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