Appellants: Berman and other owners of a department store in Washington, D.C. Appellees: The National Capital Planning Commission, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. Appellant's Claim: The government's taking of their store was unconstitutional due to violation of the Fifth Amendment. Chief Lawyers for Appellants: James C. Toorney, Joseph H. Schneider, Albert Ginsburg.
