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FLETCHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 268-52.

138 F.Supp. 279 (1956)

William Arthur FLETCHER v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

January 31, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Drysdale, Detroit, Mich., and William Arthur Fletcher, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

H. L. Godfrey, with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., for defendant.

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

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff sues for compensation for the alleged use by and manufacture for the Government of devices upon which the plaintiff had a patent. The patent was issued on May 28, 1929, and therefore expired on May 28, 1946. The original petition in this case was filed on May 28, 1952.

The Government bases its motion on the Statute of Limitations, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2501. It is evident that any infringement by the Government of the patent must...

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