178 F. Supp. 932 (1959) Thomas A. HELLANDER, Doing Business as Tom Hellander Company v. UNITED STATES No. Cong. 7-56. United States Court of Claims. December 2, 1959. *933 J. A. Curtiss, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Edward L. Metzler, Washington, D. C., with whom was George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., Clare E. Walker, New York City, on the brief, for defendant. LARAMORE, Judge. In this action plaintiff seeks to recover damages in the amount of $66,349.30 allegedly incurred by him in...
169 F. Supp. 494 (1959) MACO WAREHOUSE COMPANY CALIFORNIA v. UNITED STATES. No. Cong. 2-56. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. *495 *496 Lawrence Edwards, Stockton, Cal., for plaintiff. Warren H. Atherton, Stockton, Cal., on the brief. Herbert Pittle, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen., Perry W. Morton, for defendant. MADDEN, Judge. The House of Representatives, having before it a bill, H. R. 7176, "for the relief of the Maco Warehouse Company," adopted, on March 6,...
171 F. Supp. 943 (1959) MONTANA POWER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. No. 98-56. United States Court of Claims. April 8, 1959. Karl W. Kolbe, Jr., New York City, for plaintiff. E. Roy Gilpin, New York City, was on the briefs. John A. Rees, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for defendant. James P. Garland and Philip R. Miller, Washington, D. C., were on the brief. *944 WHITAKER, Judge. This suit was originally filed by the American Power & Light Company, as transferee...
177 F. Supp. 251 (1959) HEYER PRODUCTS COMPANY, Inc., v. UNITED STATES. No. 96-55. United States Court of Claims. October 7, 1959. Carl L. Shipley, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Shipley, Akerman & Pickett, Washington, D. C., were on the brief. John F. Wolf, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. Clare E. Walker, New York City, was on the brief. *252 WHITAKER, Judge. Plaintiff's petition alleges that the defendant, through the Ordnance Tank...
173 F. Supp. 793 (1959) Tenney ROSS v. UNITED STATES. No. 93-57. United States Court of Claims. June 3, 1959. *794 Robert Holt Myers, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. John H. Myers, Frederick M. Bradley, Paul F. Myers and Williams, Myers & Quiggle, Washington, D. C., were on the brief. John A. Rees, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for defendant. James P. Garland and Lyle M. Turner, Washington, D. C., were on the brief. JONES, Chief Judge. Plaintiff sues for...
170 F. Supp. 422 (1959) FLYING TIGER LINE, INC., a Corporation v. UNITED STATES. No. 77-58. United States Court of Claims. February 11, 1959. *423 Norman L. Meyers, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Elmer E. Batzell, Meyers & Batzell and S. P. Meyers, Washington, D. C., on the brief. Curtis L. Wagner, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. MADDEN, Judge. The plaintiff, a carrier of freight by airplane, earned $71,817.02 by transporting freight...
171 F. Supp. 846 (1959) William K. WARREN and Natalie O. Warren v. UNITED STATES. Howard E. and Mabel H. FELT et al. v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 73-55, 272-55. United States Court of Claims. April 8, 1959. William P. McClure and John E. McClure, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs. McClure & McClure, Washington, D. C., Cecil L. Smith and Kilgore & Kilgore, Dallas, Tex., were on the briefs. C. Moxley Featherston, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for defendant. James P....
172 F. Supp. 421 (1959) Simon M. LAZARUS and Mina Lazarus v. UNITED STATES. No. 66-56. United States Court of Claims. April 8, 1959. George T. Altman, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiffs. Rufus E. Stetson, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for defendant. Herbert *422 S. Fessenden, Washington, D. C., was on the brief. PER CURIAM. The issue in this case is whether the proceeds of the sale of certain properties should be treated for tax purposes as capital...
169 F. Supp. 945 (1959) CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. Edward J. Breen, Paul F. Harron and Mitchell W. Miller, Trustees in Bankruptcy, Pennsylvania Drydock and Ship-building Co., Inc., Third Parties. No. 63-57. United States Court of Claims. February 11, 1959. S. Gordon Elkins, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff. Daniel Mungall, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief. Lawrence F. Ledebur, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant....
169 F. Supp. 263 (1959) VOLENTINE AND LITTLETON, Contractors, a Partnership, Composed of M. O. Volentine and Earl Littleton v. UNITED STATES. No. 62-54. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. *264 Ras Priest, Newport, Ark., for plaintiff. William A. Stern, II, Washington, D. C., Asst. Atty. Gen., George Cochran Doub, for defendant. Norman Hyman, Washington, D. C., on the brief. MADDEN, Judge. The plaintiff made a contract, dated February 18, 1950, to clear the trees, brush and debris...
177 F. Supp. 245 (1959) Charles W. CARLSTROM v. UNITED STATES. No. 542-57. United States Court of Claims October 7, 1959. *246 David A. Block, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff. Herbert Pittle, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Perry W. Morton, for defendant. PER CURIAM. This case was referred by the court, pursuant to Rule 45(a), 28 U.S.C.A., to S. R. Gamer, a trial commissioner of the court, with directions to make findings of fact and recommendations for conclusions of law. The...
169 F. Supp. 249 (1959) HENRY E. WILE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. No. 541-57. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. Claude B. Cross, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff. George L. Ware, Washington, D. C., with whom was George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant. LARAMORE, Judge. This is an action brought by plaintiff seeking increased costs due to alleged changed conditions, on the theory that the decision of the Corps of Engineers Claims and Appeals Board affirming a decision of...
171 F. Supp. 459 (1959) A. Crawford GREENE and Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., a Corporation, as Executors, etc. v. UNITED STATES. No. 539-53. United States Court of Claims. March 4, 1959. *460 Walker W. Lowry, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs. Richard E. Guggenhime, Allan P. Matthew and Edward W. Rosston, San Francisco, Cal., were on the brief. Theodore D. Peyser, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for defendant. James P. Garland and Lyle M. Turner,...
169 F. Supp. 259 (1959) Cecil W. ARMSTRONG et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 532-56. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. *260 Burton R. Thorman, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs. Solomon Dimond, Washington, D. C., was on the brief. Kathryn H. Baldwin, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen., George Cochran Doub, for defendant. JONES, Chief Judge. Petitioners were subcontractors under a contract executed with the Department of the Navy for the construction of military vessels....
169 F. Supp. 955 (1959) NEWARK INSURANCE COMPANY, a Body Corporate v. UNITED STATES. No. 515-56. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. William F. Kelly and Geoffrey Creyke, Jr., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff and third party defendant, Pioneer Bank & Trust Co., respectively. Hudson, Creyke, Lipscomb & Gray, Washington, D. C., Richard H. Nicolaides and W. V. T. Justis, Herndon, Va., and Nathaniel E. Wheeler and Hans W. E. Seltmann, New York City, on the briefs. Kathryn H. Baldwin,...
172 F. Supp. 691 (1959) Frederick T. GRIFFITHS v. UNITED STATES. No. 508-56. United States Court of Claims. May 6, 1959. *692 William J. Woolston, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff. Francis X. Daly, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. PER CURIAM. Plaintiff has instituted this suit against the United States to recover the pay and allowances alleged to be due him for service as an Army major for the period since June 19, 1954. The case was referred...
174 F. Supp. 956 (1959) WAGNER IRON WORKS v. UNITED STATES. No. 48-53. United States Court of Claims. July 13, 1959. John Lipscomb, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Floyd F. Toomey, Thomas E. Jenks, and Alfred M. Osgood, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs. John F. Wolf, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. Francis J. *957 Steiner, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief. WHITAKER, Judge. Plaintiff sues to recover its costs and damage which...
175 F. Supp. 505 (1959) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY GENERATING CO., on Its Own Behalf and to the Use of Others v. UNITED STATES. No. 479-55. United States Court of Claims. July 15, 1959. *506 *507 John T. Cahill and William C. Chanler, New York City, for plaintiffs. Robert G. Zeller, New York City, was on the briefs. Kendall M. Barnes, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. John B. Miller, Herman Wolkinson and Robert E. Kaufman, Washington, D. C., were on...
177 F. Supp. 452 (1959) TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIANS OF ALASKA v. UNITED STATES. No. 47900. United States Court of Claims. October 7, 1959. *453 I. S. Weissbrodt, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs. David Cobb, Abe W. Weissbrodt, Rella R. Shwartz, Washington, D. C., Jay H. Hoag, and Clarence G. Lindquist, Duluth, Minn., were on the briefs. Ralph A. Barney, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Perry W. Morton, for defendant. James Craig Peacock, Washington, D. C., for intervenors....
169 F. Supp. 514 (1959) CARLO BIANCHI AND COMPANY, Inc., v. UNITED STATES. No. 466-54. United States Court of Claims. January 14, 1959. Robert W. Knox, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Robert F. Bradford, Boston, Mass., and William H. Matthews, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs. Martin E. Rendelman, Chevy Chase, Md., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. George Cochran Doub, for defendant. MADDEN, Judge. The plaintiff claims that in performing a contract with the Corps of Engineers of the War...
