SHAFFER v. UNITED STATES

No. 48885.

121 F.Supp. 656 (1954)

SHAFFER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

Decided June 8, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurman Arnold and Norman Diamond, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Arnold, Fortas & Porter, Washington, D. C., Sterling Holloway, Fort Worth, Tex., Abe Krash, Washington, D. C., and L. A. Nikoloric, Portland, Ore., were on the briefs.

Kendall M. Barnes, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Washington, D. C., Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

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


MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff is the trustee in bankruptcy of Texasteel Manufacturing Company. He has been authorized by the bankruptcy court to bring this suit. It is a suit for damages for alleged breach of contract and taking of the bankrupt's property by the United States, acting through the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. For convenience of expression, the bankrupt will be called the plaintiff in this opinion.

The plaintiff's corporate stock...

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