UNITED STATES v. BRUSSELL SEWING MACH. CO.


51 F.Supp. 760 (1943)

UNITED STATES ex rel. EDELSTEIN v. BRUSSELL SEWING MACH. CO., Inc., et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 15, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham L. Pomerantz, of New York City (Julius Levy, of New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff.

Joseph N. Klapper, of New York City (Mortimer Scope, of New York City, of counsel), for defendants Brussell Sewing Machine Co., Inc., and Alan Mehler.


BRIGHT, District Judge.

The defendants Brussell Sewing Machine Co., Inc., and Alan Mehler (the only defendants served) move to dismiss the complaint as failing to state a claim, or for summary judgment. The action is brought under the False Claims Statute, also known as the Informer's Act, R.S. §§ 3490-3493, 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231-234, to recover double damages, &c., alleged to have been suffered by the United States by defendants' fraud in obtaining...

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