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U.S. v. STANDARD RICE CO.

No. 72.

323 U.S. 106 (1944)

UNITED STATES v. STANDARD RICE CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 4, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miss Helen R. Carloss, with whom Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Messrs. Sewall Key, Robert N. Anderson, Walter J. Cummings, Jr., and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davis were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. M.K. Eckert, with whom Mr. John C. White was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought in the Court of Claims to recover an overpayment of income taxes made by respondent. The United States conceded that the amount claimed was owed. But the Comptroller General, pursuant to his power under § 305 of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 20, 31 U.S.C. § 71) settled and adjusted the claim by offsetting against it an amount which he concluded respondent owed...

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