GOLTRA v. INLAND WATERWAYS CORPORATION

No. 5048.

49 F.2d 497 (1931)

GOLTRA v. INLAND WATERWAYS CORPORATION.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided April 6, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. J. Neale and Frank Davis, Jr., both of Washington, D. C., and Jos. T. Davis, of St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover, Wm. A. Gallagher, and J. Frank Staley, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


MARTIN, Chief Justice.

Appeal from a judgment holding plaintiff's amended declaration to be bad in substance, and dismissing the case.

Goltra, as plaintiff below, alleged in his amended declaration that on May 28, 1919, he entered into a certain lease contract with the United States wherein the United States, acting by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, leased to plaintiff 19 barges and 3 towboats among those acquired by the Secretary of War under...

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