SILVERSTEIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 11600.

210 F.2d 19 (1953)

SILVERSTEIN v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude L. Dawson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Russell Chapin, Washington, D. C., Attorney, Department of Justice, of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for appellee. Mr. Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., and Mr. William R. Glendon, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Mr. William J. Peck, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time of argument, entered appearances for appellee. Mr. Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the record was filed, also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed in the District Court for the Southern District of New York a civil action against our appellant Silverstein, as guardian for an incompetent, for an alleged balance due on a bill rendered for board and maintenance of the incompetent at St. Elizabeths Hospital. The action was thereafter transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendant guardian answered, denying liability.<...

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