UNITED STATES v. CHERKASKY MEAT COMPANY

No. 12294.

259 F.2d 89 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. CHERKASKY MEAT COMPANY, Inc., Morris Cherkasky, Dora Cherkasky and Emanuel Cherkasky.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin C. Taylor, Washington, D. C. (Harold K. Wood, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., William M. Lytle, E. Leo Backus, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant.

Jacob Kossman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before McLAUGHLIN, KALODNER and STALEY, Circuit Judges.


STALEY, Circuit Judge.

Purely factual issues are presented by this appeal in a civil action brought by the United States for the recovery of double damages and forfeitures under the provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 231.1

From November 1, 1947, through October 31, 1950, the United States entered into 300 contracts or purchase orders with the defendant Cherkasky Meat...

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