GORHAM v. UNITED STATES

No. 17865.

119 F.Supp. 409 (1954)

GORHAM et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence E. Martin, Martinsburg, W. Va., and Bruce Parkhill, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs. George M. Weichelt, Tallahassee, Fla., was on the briefs.

William A. Stern II, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Warren E. Burger, for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER and MADDEN, Judges.


JONES, Chief Judge.

This is a Congressional reference case.

The plaintiffs are all of the former common and preferred stockholders and debenture holders of the Goshen Veneer Company, hereinafter referred to as Goshen.

The petition alleges that the United States is responsible for the loss of the entire assets of the company. Plaintiffs claim $509,434.92, plus interest, which they allege represents the value of the stock and debentures on July 31, 1942...

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