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ROUSE v. UNITED STATES

No. 11528.

215 F.2d 872 (1954)

John W. ROUSE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 7, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Everett M. Raffel, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Lewis A. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., Mrs. Helena D. Reed, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Mr. William J. Peck, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at time brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.

Messrs. Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at time record was filed, Joseph M. Howard and William R. Glendon, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., at time record was filed, entered appearances for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Bessie Winston gave Associated Contractors, Inc., her promissory note for $1,008.37, payable in monthly installments of $28.01, for a heating plant in her house. The Federal Housing Administration guaranteed the note and the payee endorsed it for value to the lending bank, the Union Trust Company.

Winston sold the house to Rouse. In the contract of sale Rouse agreed to assume debts secured by deeds of trust and also "to assume payment...

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