Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · ¶80

The legislative nature of the action taken by the President seems to me to be clear. When the United States takes over an industrial plant to settle a labor controversy, it is condemning property. The seizure of the plant is a taking in the constitutional sense. United States v. Pewee Coal Co., 341 U. S. 114. A permanent taking would amount to the nationalization of the industry. A temporary taking falls short of that goal. But though the seizure is only for a week.or a month, the condemnation is complete and the United States must pay compensation for the temporary possession. United States v. General Motors Corp., 323 U. S. 373; United States v. Pewee Coal Co., supra.

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U. S. Reports, volume 343, at 579 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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