Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States
| Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States | |
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| Argued December 7, 1948 Decided June 27, 1949 | |
| Full case name | Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States |
| Citations | 338 U.S. 1 (more) 338 U.S. 1 (1949); 69 S.Ct. 1434; 7 A.L.R.2d 1280; 93 L.Ed. 1765 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |
| Holding | |
| Loss in going concern value, though related in part to intangibles, is property capable of being destroyed by the government so as to give rise to an obligation of just compensation under the fifth amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Frankfurter, joined by Jackson, Burton, Rutledge, Clark |
| Concurrence | Rutledge |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Vinson, Black, Reed |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5. | |