Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§4133 Transfers and Assignments
Title 50 › CHAPTER 51 — WAR CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER II — TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 › § 4133
Summary
A sale or assignment of property after it was damaged, lost, or destroyed does not stop the original owner from making a claim for compensation. If the property was sold for value before October 22, 1962, the buyer is the one entitled to the claim.
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Title 50, §4133
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The transfer or assignment for value of any property forming the subject matter of a claim under subsection (a) or (b) of section 4132 of this title subsequent to its damage, loss, or destruction shall not operate to extinguish any claim of the transferor otherwise compensable under either of such subsections. If a claim which could otherwise be allowed under subsection (a) or (b) of section 4132 of this title has been assigned for value prior to October 22, 1962, the assignee shall be the party entitled to claim thereunder.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2017b of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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50 U.S.C. § 4133
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102