B-131894: Aug 15, 1957

N. EDWARD GROUP: WE HAVE YOUR LETTERS OF MAY 4 AND JULY 18. WHICH CLAIM WAS THE SUBJECT OF OUR SETTLEMENT OF APRIL 18. IN OUR SETTLEMENT YOUR ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TO THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9. TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS YOU SAY THAT THE BUILDINGS ALLEGEDLY CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY WERE ERECTED IN 1944 OR 1945. YOUR CLAIM WAS NOT RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE UNTIL FEBRUARY 7. YOUR CLAIM APPEARS FO...

B-131894: Oct 31, 1957

WHICH WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR SETTLEMENT OF APRIL 18. THE DISALLOWANCE WAS SUSTAINED. YOUR ORIGINAL CLAIM WAS THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAD BUILT UPON YOUR PROPERTY. DISALLOWANCE WAS ALSO BASED UPON THE BARRING PROVISION OF SECTION 1863 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9. STATES IN EFFECT THAT THE CLAIM IS NOT A CLAIM OF PUBLIC LANDS AND THAT THE TEN YEAR STATUTE OF LI...