DISTRICT TITLE INS. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 9643.

169 F.2d 308 (1948)

DISTRICT TITLE INS. CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia.

Decided June 28, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Louis M. Denit, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. A. Leckie Cox, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants. Mr. Thomas S. Jackson, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Mr. John F. Cotter, of Washington, D. C., Attorney, Department of Justice, with whom Mr. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. William R. Simpson, Jr., General Counsel, National Capital Housing Authority, and Sidney S. Sachs, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before CLARK and WILBUR K. MILLER, Associated Justices, and McGUIRE, District Judge, sitting by designation.


CLARK, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia in an action instituted by the Government to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as the result of a breach of contract for the sale of certain land to the Government. The case was tried by the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment against appellants for $8,789.29, from which they have taken this appeal.

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