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UNITED STATES v. U.S. FIDELITY CO.

No. 569.

309 U.S. 506 (1940)

UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Biddle, with whom Assistant Attorney General Littell and Mr. Thomas E. Harris were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. Bower Broaddus and Julian B. Fite for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This certiorari brings two questions here for review: (1) Is a former judgment against the United States on a cross-claim, which was entered without statutory authority, fixing a balance of indebtedness to be collected as provided by law, res judicata in this litigation for collection of the balance; and (2) as the controverted former judgment was entered against the Choctaw...

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