ALEUTCO CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES

No. 12039.

244 F.2d 674 (1957)

ALEUTCO CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Hollander, Washington, D. C., (George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard G. Hagner, U. S. Atty., Wilmington, Del., Paul A. Sweeney, Dept. of Justice., Washington, D. C., on the brief), for the United States.

Richard F. Corroon, Wilmington, Del., (Berl Potter & Anderson, Wilmington, Del., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, KALODNER and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

In an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act,1 in the District of Delaware, Aleutco Corporation ("Aleutco") sought damages for conversion of certain war surplus property which it had purchased from the Government. Judgment of $68,127.50 was awarded to it and this appeal followed, presenting these contentions by the United States:

(1) Aleutco's claim is founded on contract since...

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